What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
JULES VERNEWe are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.
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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
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The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
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It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover.
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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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What I’d like to be above all is a writer.
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What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
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He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
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