| 1 | Melville frequently comments on mental processes such as writing, reading, and understanding. | |
| 2 | "Something can happen, but if you are orderly and respectful that is something they will respect, " he said of criminal organizations. | |
| 3 | And whatever his flaws as a novelist, his growing mastery of the short-story form continued to define him as a writer. | |
| 4 | They didn't have to talk about it - they demonstrated the motto by the way they lived. | |
| 5 | For newer readers who continue to ask me to elaborate on this subject, hopefully Marc's commentary will bring them up to speed |