As for Phileas Fogg, it seemed just as if the typhoon were a part of his programme

It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.

It was obvious that the matter had to be settled, and evasions were distasteful to me.

How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.

The earth does not need new continents, but new men.