Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though light be more congenial to our clayey part.


The Works of Herman Melville: Standard Edition (ed. 1922)

Herman Melville Quotes

Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though ...

Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though ...

Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though ...

Because no man can ever feel his own identity aright except his eyes be closed; as if darkness were indeed the proper element of our essences, though ...