I have jumped out of airplanes but I was not technically a paratrooper. I was an infantryman and a night fighter, anti-terrorist. Mark Helprin airplaneantifighter Change image and share on social
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
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
The craftless anarchy of the Beat poets on the one hand, and the extreme control of Henry James on the other, suggest that for most human beings, just as both freedom and discipline are necessary in life, serendipity and design must coexist in a work to make it readable. Mark Helprin anarchybeatbeing share on social
Not a single illegal immigrant should or need enter the United States, not one. Contrary to the common wisdom, the borders are easy to seal, and controlling entry is hardly totalitarian. Mark Helprin bordercommoncontrary 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
I've never had a cup of coffee in my life. I can't even remain in the same room with coffee. Mark Helprin coffeecuphave Change image and 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
Accident is as much a part of fiction as anything else, symbolic of the grace that, along with will, conspires to put words on the page. Mark Helprin accidentconspirefiction Change image and share on social
