Unmentionable Quotes by Herman Melville

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• One trembles to think of that mysterious thing in the soul, which seems to acknowledge no human jurisdiction, but in spite of… — Herman Melville
• A general rule of etiquette is that one apologizes for the unfortunate occurrence, but the unthinkable is unmentionable. — Judith Martin
• People have a right to be shocked; the mention of unmentionable things is a kind of participation in them. — Logan Pearsall Smith
• The great unmentionable evil at the center of our culture is monotheism. From a barbaric Bronze Age text known as the Old… — Gore Vidal
• The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to… — Christopher Hitchens
• We had a week off in the middle of shooting, but as soon as everyone stopped, we all went down with six… — Johnny Vegas
• At some time in the recent past someone had decided to brighten the ancient corridors of the University by painting them, having… — Terry Pratchett
• Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity… — Jean Baudrillard
• The greater the burden a man takes upon his shoulders, the stronger he must be to carry it. No words are unmentionable,… — Bjornstjerne Bjornson

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