About Herman Melville
Herman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851), Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia, and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his...
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A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.
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Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.
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Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.