Herman Melville

"I turn to you, destructive whale but not victorious, until the last I battle with you: from the heart of hell I pierce you; in the name of hatred, I vomit my last breath upon you. Let all the coffins and all the hearses sink into a common pool! Let me be towed in pieces, while I continue to hunt you, though bound to you, you accursed whale! Thus, I throw down my weapons!"