Herman Melville Quote

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts.


Moby Dick; or, The white whale (ed. 1925)


Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the...

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the...

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the...

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the...