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Quotation from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

“all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea”

Herman Melville (spoken by Ishmael)

Moby-Dick, Chapter 23 (Project Gutenberg #2701)

Portrait of Herman Melville

Ishmael's brief epitaph for the sailor Bulkington, who cannot stay ashore.

Citation: "all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea" — Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 23 (Project Gutenberg #2701). (id moby-dick-q5)

Portrait: Moby-Dick FE title page, The original uploader was Chick Bowen at English Wikipedia., Public domain.

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