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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
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Jules Verne
“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey?
Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men!
Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world?”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“It may be taken for granted that, rash as the Americans are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“It's really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“A well-used minimum suffices for everything.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“Mr. Fogg played, not to win, but for the sake of playing.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“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.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“Was he being devoured by one of those secret rages, all the more terrible because contained, and which only burst forth, with irresistible force, at the last moment?”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
“...why, I've just this instant found out... that we might have gone around the world in only seventy-eight days.”
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days


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September 2, 2024 – Shelved
September 2, 2024 – Shelved as: to-read

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