Nathaniel Philbrick Quotes

Nathaniel Philbrick — American Author

Nathaniel Philbrick 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... (wikipedia)

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.'