Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.Jules Verne
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
He lived alone, and, so to speak, outside of every social relation; and as he knew that in this world account must be taken of friction, and that friction retards, he never rubbed against anybody.Phileas Fogg
As for Passepartout, he was a true Parisian of Paris. Since he had abandoned his own country for England, taking service as a valet, he had in turn quitted Rochester, Land’s End, and London.Passepartout
He certainly did not bet to win, and had only staked the twenty thousand pounds, half of his fortune, because he foresaw that he might have to expend the other half to carry out this difficult, not to say unattainable, project.Phileas Fogg
He had no idea what to do, or to resolve upon; he could neither eat nor sleep.Detective Fix
To do his duty, nothing more; that was all the captain thought of.Captain Speedy
Who could have guessed it from his frequent and misty smiles, which seemed to draw gauze across his face?Passepartout
Oh, the others were more amusing. But he was so steady.Aouda
Sir Francis Cromarty, after looking at his watch, said to his companions: ‘Fogg has time; it's only eight a.m.'Sir Francis Cromarty
Well, Monsieur Fix... Have you decided to go with us so far?Phileas Fogg
For the first time, Passepartout felt his heart beat so terribly.Passepartout