“The obituary writers drew their incomplete sketches, touring through his life like travelers to England who do not ever see swans, sheep,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I had a period in my life, maybe a decade or so, in which I was involved in that kind of thing,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
The craftless anarchy of the Beat poets on the one hand, and the extreme control of Henry James on the other, suggest… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“an old man with a cane may discover that his many years have added nothing to his innocence but proof and explanation,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
He felt as if he were paying for the privilege of music with portions of his life and body. But it was… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
As long as you have life and breath, believe. Believe for those who cannot. Believe even if you have stopped believing. Believe… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
To see the beauty of the world is to put your hands on lines that run uninterrupted through life and through death.… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I made a boy's mistake, common enough, of thinking that real life was knowing many things and many people, living dangerously in… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Defiance, Catherine, is a gift of God, who is superior to nature. When nature comes to get you, honor God by treating it, as… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some were silvery and high. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“In living, one muddles through the years for the sake of those one or two moments which are indisputably great.” — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Do you know why you walk slowly when you’re old?” “No.” “Because with age you receive the gift of friction. The less time you… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
The British monarchy has the political and constitutional task of subtracting from the government and governors of Britain the papal and kingly airs that… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“Your time is a good time, and though I have to leave, you can stay. How lucky you are to be in the city… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music;… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
For what can be imagined more beautiful than the sight of a perfectly just city rejoicing in justice alone. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
I follow my own nose. So I read things that are different. People will always say to me, "Have you read Robert S. Bosco's… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“If all the months and all their days could be like June weather in New York, there would be paradise on earth. Often, in… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“At least until there are new lakes in the clouds that open upon living cities as yet unknown, and perhaps forever, that is a… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
