Famous quotes containing the word melville:
“Let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“One would like to know, what were foes made for except to be used?”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“No common-place is ever effectually got rid of, except by essentially emptying one’s self of it into a book; for once trapped in a book, then the book can be put into the fire, and all will be well. But they are not always put into the fire; and this accounts for the vast majority of miserable books over those of positive merit.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)