Mark Helprin
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"Mark Helprin" is an American novelist, journalist, conservative Pundit (expert)/commentator, Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. While Helprin's fictional works straddle a number of disparate genres and styles, he has stated that he "belongs to no literary school, movement, tendency, or trend".

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And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful night.

Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some were silvery and high.

I've imagined great victories, and I've imagined great races. The races are better.

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

The arts community is generally dominated by liberals because if you are concerned mainly with painting or sculpture, you don't have time to study how the world works. And if you have no understanding of economics, strategy, history and politics, then naturally you would be a liberal.

Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to be a playwright or poet. Given the odds, you would have to be quite cavalier about your children's future.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with your eyes.