“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.”
Herman Melville (1818–1891) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet
“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it.”
Source: Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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