Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Vernewas a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 February 1828
CityNantes, France
CountryFrance
fall errors built
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.
uncles sleep dear
Until I dicover the meaning of this sentence, I will neither eat nor sleep. "My dear uncle-" I began. "Nor you either," he added.
mean men want
I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new
supernatural-beings mind delight
The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.
jobs good-job can-do
With time and thought, one can do a good job.
thank-you gratitude heart
Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.
art littles way
Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.
sleep men sharks
Your dead sleep quietly, at least, Captain, out of reach of sharks" "Yes, sir, of sharks and men.
journey men long
But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world?
queens ocean riding
I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women's clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager? Queen Victoria: I do! I've got 20 quid riding on you
horse animal rocks
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.
air giving water
I had no need of sails to drive me, nor oars nor wheels to push me, nor rails to give me a faster road. Air is what I wanted, that was all. Air surrounds me as water surrounds the submarine boat, and in it my propellers act like the screws of a steamer. That is how I solved the problem of aviation. That is what a balloon will never do, nor will any machine that is lighter than air.
character past mind
When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.
tides train
Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.