Herman Melville

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals.

At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.

I don't want to get into autobiographies; I don't want to talk about myself.

Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.

I really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the Surgeon General.