The Wreck of the Melville Quotes

“This is one of the great truths of the human condition: our most defining actions are all too often born from nothing more than cowardice and opportunity.”
― Mark Smeltz, The Wreck of the Melville

“Of course," he muttered. "In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is itself a form of madness.”
― Mark Smeltz, The Wreck of the Melville

“This, too, is a shared experience of the human race: what reduces one man to despair is beneath even his neighbor's notice.”
― Mark Smeltz, The Wreck of the Melville

“Such is the curse of evil men: they cannot conceive that other men are better, and so they exacerbate their own misery by anticipating betrayal at every turn.”
― Mark Smeltz, The Wreck of the Melville

“Some would have called it pettiness; some pride. I have found that the two are often indistinguishable, and they are to be found within men both great and small.”
― Mark Smeltz, The Wreck of the Melville