Jules Verne — "I believe that cats are spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a…"

"the Indians were in the act of plunging themselves into the drunkenness caused by liquid opium mingled with hemp."

"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 Americans have no neighbors. They are the neighbors of the world."

"The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'living infinite'."

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."