“ There is mystery in everything, Herman whispered, almost to himself. And so there is poetry in everything. Even something as monstrous as a whale. But how to unlock its poetry. Mark Beauregard
“ Melville to Hawthorne: "In your stories, you seem to understand that the dramatic moments come not when a character must choose between right and wrong buy when he must choose between two wrongs. Mark Beauregard
“ Original sin is a very commercial idea,” said Duyckinck. “How do you think the Bible stays in print year after year? Mark Beauregard
“ I have been considering the possibility that the facts that can be ascertained about this cheese fail to satisfy because the facts themselves mask a metaphysical truth that can be known only through t… Mark Beauregard
“ Destroying oneself, he thought ruefully, should always be done at a deliberate pace. Mark Beauregard
