To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Herman MelvilleAh, happiness courts the light so we deem the world is gay. But misery hides aloof so we deem that misery there is none.
Herman MelvilleHuman madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.
Herman MelvilleAnd tell him to paint me a sign, with-no suicides permitted here, and no smloing in the parlor; might as well kill both birds at once.
Herman Melville