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
If Shakespeare thought comedy worthwhile, that means the rest of us can take a break from tragedy now and then without betraying our calling, even if the modern professional intellectual, a poseur by nature, has yet to discover this. Mark Helprin betraybreakcall share on social
Reason is a fine thing, but it is not the only thing available to a writer. It's just part of the arsenal of many things available to a storyteller. Revelation, for example. Mark Helprin arsenalfinepart Change image and share on social
The trick in nuclear strategy is to maintain stability by balancing potentials and thus to discourage events from converting the hypothetical to the actual. Mark Helprin actualbalanceconvert Change image and share on social
In an interview, I lose control even of what I am, for it is the interviewer who edits me, finally, into what he thinks I am, and never have I been happy with someone else's version of my life after that person has spent an entire two or three hours fathoming it. Mark Helprin controleditentire share on social
When people ask me why is 'Winter's Tale' a fantasy, I point out that it is not a fantasy. Mark Helprin fantasypeoplepoint Change image and share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social
