I was raised on the Hudson, in a house that had been the stable of the financier and Civil War general Brayton Ives. In midcentury, we had fire pits in the floor for heating, and rats everywhere, because they nested in the hay insulation. — Mark Helprin
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Mark Helprin : American Novelist
Born: June 28, 1947
I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York Cit…
My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of tota…
A house without books must be sad. Even sadder a house of bo …
One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the sta…
I’m ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of ‘Sta…
The connection to place, to the land, the wind, the sun, sta…
I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York Cit…
My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of tota…
A house without books must be sad. Even sadder a house of bo …
Rock Hudson wasn’t my type. He’s a great guy and had a great…
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to sta…
The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many sta…
One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the sta…
Certain it is that a great responsibility rests upon the sta…
A successful society is characterized by a rising living sta…
I think anybody with any intelligence sits down and sees Sta…
There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the sta…
I’m ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of ‘Sta…
You don’t have to spend much time in Shanghai before you sta…
The connection to place, to the land, the wind, the sun, sta…
m really proud of ‘Sad, Sad World’ because it manages to sta…
I have one message for young musicians around the world: Sta…
Issues relating to global health and sustainability must sta…
I’m tired of being around men all the time. I’m going to sta…
He plants trees to benefit another generation. Caecilius Sta…
You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised t…
