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Mark Helprin Quotes

When people ask me why is 'Winter's Tale' a fantasy, I point out that it is not a fantasy.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 28, 1947

Topics

Winter People Me Why Fantasy Ask

I have a friend who calls me the queen of the nightmares because I've always had really bad nightmares. I keep a notebook by the side of my bed, so I'll wake up in the night from a bad dream, and my heart's pounding, and I'm really scared, but I write it down, and sometimes I get ideas for books that way.

Jennifer McMahon

Friend Heart Queen Me Ideas Wake Up

I'm a really gifted physical comedienne. I write and produce a lot of sketch comedy.

Comedy Sketch Write Gifted Physical

As for courage and will - we cannot measure how much of each lies within us, we can only trust there will be sufficient to carry through trials which may lie ahead.

Courage Trust Lie Measure Trials

On or off the team, I will still feel that I am with my teammates.

I Am Team Feel Teammates Will Off

If I am duly compared to Marlon Brando at all, well, I can only think of The Teahouse of the 'Shanghai Noon,' that they're comparing me to that!

I Am Me Think I Can Well Noon

I'm kind of desperately looking for those things that will... you know, sort of show my wilder side, in a way, my much more irreverent, badly behaved side.

Looking You Know Kind Will Way

There's no field of music which doesn't have good ideas.

Good Music Ideas Good Ideas Field

When I think about my teenage years, when my parents broke up, and feeling alone and being out of control and having to survive... And then other times when you've had to find your own way... that's always been a dominant theme in what I've done.

Alone Parents Control Survive Think

The heart of the sport is about the top guys fighting each other. This isn't WWE; this is fighting.

Heart Fighting Top WWE Guys About

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

You Down Mean Out Knocked

Men do communicate, often very directly, but women sometimes cannot accept how simple what we have to say is.

Women Men Simple Sometimes Say How

Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings.

Work Love Respect Mind Blame Say

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