English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Herman Melville Quotes

Give him a good ducking, anyhow.
-But he'd crawl back.
Duck him again; and keep ducking him.
-Suppose he should take it into his head to duck you, though—yes, and drown you—what then?

Herman Melville

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

He felt something dark and leering in the manner with which people spoke of Prescott's genius; as if they were not doing homage to Prescott, but spitting upon genius. For once, Keating could not follow people; it was too clear, even to him, that public favor had ceased being a recognition of merit, that it had become almost a brand of shame. Ayn Rand
Theophrastus quote: "Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face..."
Ah, yes, superstition: it would appear to be cowardice in face of the supernatural. Theophrastus
J. K. Rowling quote: "Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls. We'll send you a..."
Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls. We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat. George! Only joking, Mum. J. K. Rowling
Bruno Mars quote: "I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This..."
I tend to overthink things. I'm not the guy who screams 'This is a world smash!' when I finish a song. Bruno Mars
C. S. Lewis quote: "Thanks for my life, my cure, my breakfast - and my lesson."
Thanks for my life, my cure, my breakfast - and my lesson. C. S. Lewis
After I had my kids, I realized it's pretty much all about instinct - you have to do what's right for you. Everyone has an opinion, but it was all about what you do or don't do. I was so overloaded, so I let my children dictate the way things were supposed to go, and things fell into place. Tori Spelling
Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn't something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It's a beautiful tribute. Rita Coolidge
Alice Munro quote: "A fluid choice, the choice of fantasy, is poured out on the..."
A fluid choice, the choice of fantasy, is poured out on the ground and instantly hardens; it has taken its undeniable shape. Alice Munro
The function of literature, through all its mutations, has been to make us aware of the particularity of selves, and the high authority of the self in its quarrel with its society and its culture. Literature is in that sense subversive. Lionel Trilling
Johan Huizinga quote: "In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of..."
In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. Johan Huizinga
Haruki Murakami quote: "An old cat is a good friend to talk to."
An old cat is a good friend to talk to. Haruki Murakami
Steve Buyer quote: "America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was..."
America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago. Steve Buyer
Henry Morton Stanley quote: "The sky lovingly smiles on the earth and her children."
The sky lovingly smiles on the earth and her children. Henry Morton Stanley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book."
Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book. Charles Kingsley
It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again. Sonny Rollins