"Inexpressive" Quotes from Famous Books
... (OCTAVO), CHAPTER II. (BLACK FISH).—I give the popular fishermen's names for all these fish, for generally they are the best. Where any name happens to be vague or inexpressive, I shall say so, and suggest another. I do so now, touching the Black Fish, so-called, because blackness is the rule among almost all whales. So, call him the Hyena Whale, if you please. His voracity is well known, ... — Moby Dick; or The Whale • Herman Melville
... turned away, he said, in his gentle, inexpressive voice, that hadn't been raised in anger once, "Can I lend you ... — The Lee Shore • Rose Macaulay |