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.

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

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

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