20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Quotes

“Here is a preserve of holothurian that a Malay would declare to be unmatched anywhere in the world; there is a cream supplied by the udders of cetaceans, and sugar by the great fucus plants that grow in the North Sea; finally, let me offer you some anemone jam, which is as good as that made from the most tasty fruits.”
― Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

“The sea does not belong to despots, Upon its surface men can still exercise unjust laws, fight, tear one another to pieces, and be carried away with terrestrial horrors. But at thirty feet below its level, their reign ceases, their influence is quenched, and their power disappears.”
― Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

“...[I]n the memory of the dead all chronological differences are effaced...”
― Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea