"The world is full of wonders, and I intend to explore every single one of them."

"The more I think, the more I feel that it is the one great thing to do."

"I am more than ever convinced that the object of the Imagination, as well as of the Reason, is to penetrate into the hidden laws of Nature."

"I am often called upon to be a sort of scientific interpreter."

"I am a bridge between the worlds of imagination and logic."