Quote of the day
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Herman Melville
Born: August 1, 1819
Died: September 28, 1891 (aged 72)
Bio: Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857.
Known for:
- Moby-Dick (1851)
- Typee (1846)
- Bartleby (1853)
- The Confidence Man (1857)
Herman Melville Quotes