'Creative Commons' is the self-congratulatory name of a self-congratulatory movement. Somewhat like kibbutz on the Internet, the idea is to write programs - 'free ware' - and distribute them without charge. Mark Helprin chargecommoncongratulatory share on social
I'm sort of murdered for selling books. The idea is, if you make money your work can't be literary. Mark Helprin bookidealiterary Change image and share on social
One of the things I worked very hard on all my life was to be like everyone else. I tried very hard to fit in. Mark Helprin fithardlife Change image and share on social
I have seen lonely people of advancing age, yet as constant as angels, keeping faith to those they loved who fell in wars that current generations, not having known them, cannot even forget. The sight of them moving hesitantly among the tablets and crosses is enough to break your heart. Mark Helprin advanceageangel share on social
My father ran London Films. He made films like 'The Red Shoes,' 'The Third Man.' And he had had a long career in the film business, which was bifurcated with a career in intelligence. He had to deal with gangsters, and sometimes he would take me with him. Also, I went to school with their children. Mark Helprin bifurcatebusinesscareer 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
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
Barnes & Noble is able to publish price-reduced non-copyrighted works not so much because it saves the 10 percent to 15 percent of revenue that would go to the gruel-eating authors, but because it saves the 50 percent that would go to the publishers. Mark Helprin authorbarnecopyrighted share on social
Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to rule the world and no one will even publish their letter to the editor. Mark Helprin dayeditorinside Change image and share on social
To assert, as some have, that illegal immigrants do not depress wages because they do the jobs Americans refuse is the kind of nonsense economists speak when they strain to be counterintuitive. It is similar to saying that cheap imports do not hold down prices. Mark Helprin americanassertcheap share on social