"The Italians are a degenerate race living on past glories."

"The ocean 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."

"The most dreadful of all fates is to be buried alive."

"The Dutch are a nation of misers and cheese-eaters."

"I believe that cats are spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through."