“It was obvious that the matter had to be settled, and evasions were distasteful to me.”

“Ned Land: I wouldn't be surprised if they were cannibals; but I can assure you they won't eat me without my having something to say about it!Conseil: Keep calm, Ned, keep calm. You're getting angry before there is any need to. We're not in the pot yet!”

“If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.”

“As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome.”

“When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears. How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say. I had no means now of taking account of time. Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.”

“In lighthearted countries, people joked about this phenomenon, but such serious, practical countries as England, America, and Germany were deeply concerned.”

“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.”