“I am the Colombus of this nether world!Dr. Leidenbrock”

“I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in the world. I have come from a village where they don't eat that kind of bread.”

“Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!”

“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.”

“Well, I thought I was so tranquil! I need to give up that illusion! There is decidedly no rest to be had in this world.”

“We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!”

“Besides," said Kennedy, "the time when industry gets a grip of everything and uses it to its own advantage may not be particularly amusing. If men go on inventing machinery they'll end up by being swallowed by their own machines. I've always thought that the last day will be brought about by some colossal boiler heated to three thousand atmospheres blowing up the world.""And I bet the Yankees will have had a hand in it," said Joe.”