Herring/species

Famous quotes containing the words herring and/or species:

“Have caviar if you like, but it tastes like herring to me.”
—William A. Drake (1900–1965)

“The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does “fame” become, especially of the literary sort. This species of “fame” a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)