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31 quotes by Nathaniel Philbrick

Nathaniel Philbrick (born June 11, 1956) is an American author and a member of the Philbrick literary family. He won the year 2000 National Book Award for his maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex.
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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... →

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Instead of being a page-turner, 'Moby-Dick' is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The... →

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

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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.

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

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For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is... →

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Even though I hadn't read a word of it, I grew up hating 'Moby-Dick.'

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

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Whaling was the oil business of its day.

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You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.

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

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A survival tale peels away the niceties and comforts of civilization. Suddenly, all the technology and education in the world means nothing. I think... →

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The great lesson I get from 'Moby-Dick' is that when the times are bad, when there is great foreboding, there are still ways to go about... →

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