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
mistake science experience
Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
fine needles pierce saint thank
Ah, pierce me 100 times with your needles fine and I will thank you 100 times, Saint Morphine, you who Aeseulapus has made a God.
believed certain good women
He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan--by faith, not by reason.
solitude reason my-friends
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
math want figures
Oh, figures!' answered Ned. 'You can make figures do whatever you want.
land
You will travel in a Land of Marvels
What you do for money you do badly.