It is well known, that the best productions of the best human intellects, are generally regarded by those intellects as mere immature freshman exercises, wholly worthless in themselves, except as initiatives for entering the great University of God after death.
Herman MelvilleLet us only hate hatred; and once give love a play, we will fall in love with a unicorn.
Herman MelvilleOut of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in productive subjects, grow the chapters.
Herman MelvilleIf you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh.
Herman Melville