Saturday, July 11, 2026

First Paragraph


 

Snow falling upon water makes a sound so close to silence that no heart exists it cannot calm. It fell across the Chesapeake and in the harbors and inlets and far out to sea, surrendering to the waters with the slightest exhalation and a muffled hiss. Though few are there to see it, in winter this happens often.

- From The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story by Mark Helprin

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