Jules Verne — "The sea is nothing but a huge aquarium."

"He describes his lone black character in the most appalling terms. This includes various racially charged stereotypes. ... (Grimacier, gourmand, paresseux et surtout d'une poltronnerie superbe)."

"Science, my lad, is composed of errors, but errors that it is good to commit, for they lead little by little to the truth."

"The sea is an immense reservoir of nature's forces."

"He also describes her as – ahem – 'as fair as a European'. (French: Cette femme était jeune, blanche comme une Européenne.) Note that the French reads blanche, i.e., 'white'."

"I am not what you call a civilised man! I have done with society entirely, for reasons which I alone have the right of appreciating. I do not, therefore, obey its laws, and I desire you never to allud…"