Atlas Shrugged Update

I'm on page 655 and I still don't know who John Galt is. I have my suspicions however. My favorite quotes/ideas from the book so far:

" ...achievement [is] the greatest gift a human being could offer to others."

and this exchange:

Dagny: "Hank, this is great." (speaking of something he created)
Hank: "Yes."
He said it simply, openly. There was no flattered pleasure in his voice, and no modesty. This, she knew, was a tribute to her, the rarest one person could pay another: the tribute of feeling free to acknowledge one's own greatness, knowing that it is understood.

Who is John Galt?

Nicole speaking: I recently joined a book club and next up on our list is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

My friend sent us all an email announcing our choice and included this quote from Wikipedia:

“….at approximately 645,000 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever written in any European language.”

Yeah, and my copy weighs about ten pounds, so I'm also getting a work out every time I read. Right now I'm on page 71 with 1097 pages to go.

Feel free to join in the fun and take up the challenge with me. I'm always up for a good book discussion.