Bailey Stone

“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”
― Herman Melville

“Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity.”
― Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

“Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges.”
― Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Uncompleted Writings