Flight from tyranny does not of itself insure a safe asylum, far less a happy home. — Herman Melville
The western spirit is, or will yet be (for no other is, or can be) the true American one. — Herman Melville
For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books. — Herman Melville
As with ships, so with men; he who turns his back to his foe gives him an advantage. — Herman Melville
Where does any novelist pick up any character? For the most part, in town, to be sure. — Herman Melville