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Mark Helprin was a contemporary American author, journalist, and commentator. Mark Helprin is an American-Israeli novelist, journalist, conservative 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". Read more on Wikipedia →

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“If it weren't for music, I would think that love is mortal.”
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“A good river is nature's life work in song.”
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“When faced with something I fear, I tend to eat spaghetti.”
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“As long as you have life and breath, believe. Believe for those who cannot. Believe even if you have stopped believing. Believe for the sake of the dead, for love, to keep your heart beating, belie...”
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“He felt as if he were paying for the privilege of music with portions of his life and body. But it was well worth it.”
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“Reason excludes faith," Alessandro responded, watching the blood-red mite as it made a dash for the rim. "It's deliberately limited. It won't function with the materials of religion. You can come c...”
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