"The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence."

"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."

"Ah! Women and young girls, how incomprehensible are your feminine hearts! When you are not the timidest, you are the bravest of creatures..."

"The greatest adventures are not in the distant lands, but within ourselves."

"It is a great joy to be alive and to see the world."