The coffin was some sort of baffle or fender off the vessel'... - Ishmael

This quote is attributed to Ishmael.

"The coffin was some sort of baffle or fender off the vessel's side"

Ishmael Death

Character in Moby-Dick

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More from Ishmael

"Call me Ishmael."

"Some certain significance lurks in all things, else all things are little worth."

"It is the whale's intrinsic nature to be wondrous."

"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."