Matkustus Maan Keskipisteeseen

“We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.””

— Jules Verne

“Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.””

— Jules Verne

“While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.””

— Jules Verne

“I dream with my eyes open.””

— Jules Verne

“I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!””

— Jules Verne

“Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors; but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.””

— Jules Verne

“There is no more sagacious animal than the Icelandic horse. He is stopped by neither snow, nor storm, nor impassable roads, nor rocks, glaciers, or anything. He is courageous, sober, and surefooted. He never makes a false step, never shies. If there is a river or fjord to cross (and we shall meet with many) you will see him plunge in at once, just as if he were amphibious, and gain the opposite bank.””

— Jules Verne

“And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.””

— Jules Verne

“If at every instant we may perish, so at every instant we may be saved.””

— Jules Verne