Surely a gentle sister is the second best gift to a man; and it is first in point of occurrence; for the wife comes after.
Herman MelvilleIn our own hearts, we mold the whole world's hereafters; and in our own hearts we fashion our own gods.
Herman MelvilleWarmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs: the tiger of Bengal crouches in spiced groves of ceaseless verdure. Skies the most effulgent but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes that never swept tame northern lands.
Herman Melville