“Finding one's voice in the world starts with a single breath.”

“The love of money can do wicked things to one's soul.”

“I write not because I want to but because I am destined to.”

“One single supporter remained faithful to him: an old paralytic, Lord Albermarle. The noble lord, confined to his armchair, would have given his whole fortune to be able to travel around the world, in ten years even; and he bet four thousand pounds on Phileas Fogg.”

“There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.”

“Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?”

“Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.”