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"Memoir from Antproof Case" is a novel by the acclaimed author Mark Helprin. It tells the story of a man named Foster, who is living in an unusual situation where he has locked himself in a fortified room filled with personal mementos and memories. The narrative unfolds in a semi-autobiographical style, with Foster recounting his life experiences, his relationships, and the events that led him to his current predicament. The novel explores themes of identity, memory, and the impact of the past on the present. Foster reflects on his childhood, love affairs, friendships, and the various challenges he has faced. Helprin's rich, poetic prose immerses readers in Foster's unique worldview, combining humor, history, and poignant observations about life.
I made a boy's mistake, common enough, of thinking that real life was knowing many things and many people, living dangerously in faraway places, crossing the sea, or starting a power company on the Columbia River, a steamship line in Bolivia.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
I made a boy's mistake, common enough, of thinking that real life was knowing many things and many people, living dangerously in faraway places, crossing the sea, or starting a power company on the Columbia River, a steamship line in Bolivia.
But the long tunnels of art through which I walked in Rome that day had no ragged edges, cowardly colors, or shades of pastel that didn't know what to do with themselves. The wisdom, perfection, and beauty of the colors and forms I passed were more than enough, in their collectivity, to hint at the principles which govern the hereafter, whatever that may be. Indeed, even a detail of one painting can offer solid direction in this regard if one knows how to look
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
But the long tunnels of art through which I walked in Rome that day had no ragged edges, cowardly colors, or shades of pastel that didn't know what to do with themselves. The wisdom, perfection, and beauty of the colors and forms I passed were more than enough, in their collectivity, to hint at the principles which govern the hereafter, whatever that may be. Indeed, even a detail of one painting can offer solid direction in this regard if one knows how to look
Sometimes love is taken away unjustly, but not until the very end do you stop believing and then it is very bitter. It is bitter because somewhere within you the perfect standard still lives, the pure expectation against which failure and betrayal are contrasted like the dark shadows on a moonlit road.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
Sometimes love is taken away unjustly, but not until the very end do you stop believing and then it is very bitter. It is bitter because somewhere within you the perfect standard still lives, the pure expectation against which failure and betrayal are contrasted like the dark shadows on a moonlit road.
The greatest blizzards start with the finest snow.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
The greatest blizzards start with the finest snow.
...what argument is left with someone you love if she is willing to break your heart?
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
...what argument is left with someone you love if she is willing to break your heart?
One thing you will discover is that life is based less than you think on what you've learned and much more than you think on what you have inside you from the beginning.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
One thing you will discover is that life is based less than you think on what you've learned and much more than you think on what you have inside you from the beginning.
Whatever I do I've always done not because I want something but to compensate for a loss, to bring about a balance, to create amends, to make things right.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
Whatever I do I've always done not because I want something but to compensate for a loss, to bring about a balance, to create amends, to make things right.
When faced with something I fear, I tend to eat spaghetti.
Mark Helprin Memoir from Antproof Case
When faced with something I fear, I tend to eat spaghetti.
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