Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes & Sayings

“In all natural disasters through time, man needs to attach meaning to tragedy, no matter how random and inexplicable the event is.”

“In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to say, on humanity.”

“For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.”

“As long as I can remember, I've been writing - first poems, then stories, and by my early teenage years I was also in love with sailing.”

“I follow the Patriots, but the Steelers were my first and true love. I still have a 'Terrible Towel.'”

“Instead of being a page-turner, 'Moby-Dick' is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so encyclopedic that space aliens could use it to re-create the whale fishery as it once existed on the planet Earth in the midst of the 19th century.”

“To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes.”

“Whaling was the oil business of its day.”

“You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.”

“You know, if you're at home with children, you lose twenty-five IQ points.”