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Herman Melville was a renowned 19th-century American novelist known for his profound psychological descriptions and unique literary style. His masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick', is considered a classic of American literature.

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Famous Herman Melville Quotes

“There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear - the city of London and the South Seas.”

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Book:Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces, 1839-1860: Volume Nine, Scholarly Edition

Source: Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces, 1839-1860: Volume Nine, Scholarly Edition

“Were this world an endless pain, and by sailing eastward we could forever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise in the voyage.”

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“What man who carries a heavenly soul in him, has not groaned to perceive, that unless he committed a sort of suicide as to the practical things of this world, he never can hope to regulate his earthly conduct by that same heavenly soul?”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

“Yea, foolish mortals, Noah's flood is not yet subsided; two thirds of the fair world it yet covers.”

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Book:Moby Dick in Plain and Simple English (Includes Study Guide, Complete Unabridged Book, Historical Context, and Character Index)(

Source: Moby Dick in Plain and Simple English (Includes Study Guide, Complete Unabridged Book, Historical Context, and Character Index)(

“Wag the world how it will, Leaves must be green in Spring.”

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Book:Battle-pieces and aspects of the war [poems].

Source: Battle-pieces and aspects of the war [poems].

About the Author

Born: August 1, 1819
Died: September 28, 1891
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 634

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Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces, 1839-1860: Volume Nine, Scholarly EditionRelated source material

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