The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does "fame" become, especially of the literary sort. This species of "fame" a waggish acquaintance says can be manufactured to order, and sometimes is so manufactured.


Herman Melville; [stories, poems, and letters] (ed. 1962)

Herman Melville Quotes

The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does fame become, especially of the literary sort....

The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does fame become, especially of the literary sort....

The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does fame become, especially of the literary sort....

The further our civilization advances upon its present lines so much the cheaper sort of thing does fame become, especially of the literary sort....