The human race is intoxicat... by Mark Helprin, an American Novelist

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“The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy.”

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Name: Mark Helprin

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Jun 28, 1947

Profession: Novelist

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The human race is intoxicated with narrow victories, for life is a string of them like pearls that hit the floor when the rope breaks, and roll away in perfection and anarchy.

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