Mark Helprin Quotes

I love being outside with trees and water, lying down somewhere or walking. I do transcendental meditation, which keeps me calm and steady.

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?

Nature's a tranquilizer as you get older.

To go in the water and stare at a shrimp for three minutes and not think about anything else in the world, it's just euphoric.

I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water.

I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.

I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water.

Go to the meadows, go to the garden, go to the woods. Open your eyes!

No more words. In the name of this place we drink in with our breathing, stay quiet like a flower. So the nightbirds will start singing.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.

It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.

I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

When you're connected to the ocean, you really don't think about what's going on with your email or texts or any of that. You're just a lot more liberated.

I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.

I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.

I find music distracting - it takes me out of my head. What I love so much about skiing is the peacefulness.

But Portugal has a peaceful feel about it. I sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard there and I feel cut off from the world. You need that sort of thing.

Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when there's a current and just stare into the water. I don't fish, I don't hunt, I don't scuba, I don't spear, don't boat, don't play basketball or football - I excel at staring into space. I'm really good at that.

If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you're laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body.

But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I'll take a quick walk on the beach. You can find peace in a few minutes.

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

The only time I can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside.