And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful night.

Quote by Mark Helprin

Topics: Dancing Quotes, Night Quotes

The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with...

The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with...

Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some...

Because there were all kinds of hell - some were black and dirty, and some...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

If it wasn't for music, I would think that love is mortal.

Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to...

Of course, you would have to be insane to hope your child grows up to...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them...

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to...

Marxists are people whose insides are torn up day after day because they want to...

A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom...

A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom...

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.

After endless days of commuting on the freeway to an antiseptic, sealed-window office, there is...

After endless days of commuting on the freeway to an antiseptic, sealed-window office, there is...

I sometimes go back to walk through the ghostly remains of Sutton Place where the...

I sometimes go back to walk through the ghostly remains of Sutton Place where the...

We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting...

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

Texas: 32 electoral votes, another of the so-called big enchiladas or if not an enchilada...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

God is the perfect poet.

God is the perfect poet.

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars.

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars.