Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Herman Melville

Quote by Herman Melville

Work

Moby-Dick or, The Whale

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Herman Melville
Herman Melville

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. more

You May Also Like

“Merciful Heavens! but what do I care for the laws of nature and arithmetic, when, for some reason I dislike those laws and the fact that twice two makes four? Of course I cannot break through the wall by battering my head against it if I really have not the strength to knock it down, but I am not going to be reconciled to it simply because it is a stone wall and I have not the strength.”

FateFree Will
Book:Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
Create image

“The universe whispered it's him, but I sent you away ~ I tested our connection and left it to fate, Years have passed and others have come into our lives, but here we are again, meeting another time. Our timing is off, so we set our connection free once again, trusting the winds of fate and the synchronicity it sends.”

LoveLifeHopeDestinyFateTrue LoveLove StoryConnectionSoul MateFate DestinyThe OneConnection With PeopleSoul Mate QuotesDated LoveSpeacial One
Author:Nikki Rowe
Create image

“I have always felt like a pawn... My skin color's been a curse, my missionary parents made me sober and intense, my school days brought me up against political crimes against Animals, my love life imploded and my lover died, and if I had any life's work of my own, I haven't found it yet, except in animal husbandry, if you could call it that.”

DestinyFateFree WillBad Luck
Book:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Create image