I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Herman Melville

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Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist whose epic 'Moby-Dick' - a commercial failure in his lifetime - is now recognized as one of the greatest novels in world literature. A former whaler and sailor, he transformed maritime adventure into philosophical epic, exploring obsession, nature, and the limits of human knowledge.

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Herman Melville's Other Quotes

There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.

There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

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