No good case exists for the inequality of real and intellectual property, because no good case can exist for treating with special disfavor the work of the spirit and the mind. Mark Helprin casedisfavorexist Change image and share on social
Writing is still my main career, but I would love, for instance, to serve in the New York State Assembly. Mark Helprin assemblycareerinstance Change image and share on social
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression. Mark Helprin commandexpressionsilence Change image and share on social
As much as I love art, there is no art as fine as the world we have been given. Mark Helprin artfinelove Change image and share on social
My father was famous for his photographic memory. He was in the OSS. They trained him to be captured on purpose and to read upside down and backwards and commit to memory every document in Germany he saw as he was being interrogated - every schedule on every wall. So, that photographic memory somehow made its way to me when I was young. Mark Helprin backwardscapturecommit share on social
In the Freudian age, parents say to their children, 'Don't be defensive,' meaning, 'You have no argument,' but I was born in the age of Rommel, when defense was considered an honorable thing. Mark Helprin ageargumentbear Change image and share on social
The thing that strikes you most about being a soldier in a war zone and in action to the small extent that I was, when actually people start shooting, which happened to me a couple of times, everything goes on automatic and there's a feeling of tremendous elevation and even elation. Mark Helprin actionautomaticcouple share on social
When I was very young, I used to clean up after my parents. If I stay in a hotel, I make the bed and clean the room when I get up, even the bathroom mirror, for which I carry a tiny bottle of ammonia. Mark Helprin ammoniabathroombed Change image and share on social
The best way to meet a woman is in an emergency situation - if you're in a shipwreck, or you find yourself behind enemy lines, or in a flood. Mark Helprin emergencyenemyfind Change image and share on social
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. Mark Helprin artcommunityconcern share on social