For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that peril;—nevertheless, the sea is the sea, and these drowning men do drown.


The Works of Herman Melville (ed. 1963)

Herman Melville Quotes

For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that...

For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that...

For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that...

For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that...