Quote by Mark Helprin Download Open image ““He hated it as if he were about to love it—unforgivingly, irrationally, sadly.”” — Mark Helprin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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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
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