Quote by: Herman Melville

In one word, Queequeg, said I, rather digressively; hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple-dumpling; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans.


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Author Bio


  • NameHerman Melville
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet
  • AliasesHermann Melville; Herman Melvill; HermanMelville
  • BornAugust 1, 1819
  • DiedSeptember 28, 1891
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTeacher; Sailor; Lecturer; Poet; Writer; Novelist; Essayist