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He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. ↗

— Herman Melville

#been #burst #chest #down #felt

Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending. ↗

— Herman Melville

#alike #cracked #dreadfully #head #heaven

It was a lot of fun being a child actress. It suited me. I don't think it suits everybody, but I was in it because I had a passion, not because my parents wanted me to make money. If other kids want to do it, and they really like acting, go for it. ↗

— Alanna Ubach

#actress #because #being #child #everybody

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope. ↗

— Herman Melville

#dead #doubts #even #faith #feeds

I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade. ↗

— Menander

#fig #i #spade

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado. ↗

— Menander

#bravery #choice #thy

Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. ↗