A Quote by Mark Helprin

They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music; they hummed. And there was no reason for them to be dancing that Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful night.

Mark Helprin

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Mark Helprin
American - Novelist
Born: June 28, 1947

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Gene Kelly

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Gene Kelly

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Rumi

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Judith Jamison

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Allen Ginsberg

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