The (not quite) Daily Dick: Musings
From Chapter 32: Cetology "For small erections may be finished by their first architects; grand ones, true ones, ever leave the copestone to posterity. God keep me from ever completing anything." Musing: I had an occasion to talk about Moby-Dick with a cool, smart group of folks recently. That happens less often than you might think! When I read the quote above, I was reminded of how freeing it was the first time I read it. Perhaps Melville was speaking tongue in cheek, but h
