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I wanted to see what no one had yet observed, even if I had to pay for this curiosity with my life.

Jules Verne

I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women’s clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager?
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Care Clothes Culture Friendship Learning Love Ocean Woman World
On the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little as may remain, the retina of the eye is sensible of it.
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Abandonment Darkness Earth Eyes Light Night
But to find, all at once, right before your eyes, that the impossible had been mysteriously achieved by man himself: this staggers the mind!
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Achievement Eyes Impossible Mindset Mystery Right Yourself
The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
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Architect Build Goodness Greatness Universe
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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Brave Human Law Natural Oneself Resistance
All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.
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Accomplishment Impossible Inspirational Motivational
Liberty is worth paying for.
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Liberty One Liner Pay Price Worth
Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!
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Lower Man Pride Yourself
It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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See Travel Yourself
I say, you do have a heart!” “Sometimes,” he replied, “when I have the time.
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Heart Myself Time
In the memory of the dead all chronological differences are effaced.
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Death Difference Memories
However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have not eaten
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Eat End Hungry People Philosophy
Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
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Flower Nature Sea Soul
What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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Darkness Light Myself Perspective Yourself
And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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Fortune Travel Wealth Yourself
The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future?
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Accomplishment Distance Earth Future Growth Water

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