“All these things were shaken about within Peter Lake like pots and pans banging against the side of a peddler's swaybacked horse.… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“His name was Peter Lake, and he said to himself out loud, “You’re in bad shape when a horse takes pity on… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Peter Lake had no illusions about mortality. He knew that it made everyone perfectly equal, and that the treasures of the earth… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
“And Peter Lake knew that these things were nothing in themselves but the means by which to remember those he had loved,… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
There is justice in the world, Peter Lake, but it cannot be had without mystery. — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
