“Hawthorne on Melville: ‘He can neither believe, nor be comfortable in his unbelief; and he is too honest and courageous not to try to do one or the other.’ ”
(Paul Metcalf, from “Manacle Your Icicle”, p. 60 in From Quarry Road.)
“Hawthorne on Melville: ‘He can neither believe, nor be comfortable in his unbelief; and he is too honest and courageous not to try to do one or the other.’ ”
(Paul Metcalf, from “Manacle Your Icicle”, p. 60 in From Quarry Road.)