1. Time has turned these fantasies into terrible realities. ——"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

2. Everyone's fate depends entirely on this final blow. ——"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

3. Human beings cannot call the wind and rain or command the waves, so should we stop ourselves from arrogantly placing ourselves above the Creator? ——"Machine Island"

4. Errors are necessary because these errors gradually lead to truth. ——"Journey to the Center of the Earth"

5. Whatever a mortal can imagine, someone must be able to realize it. ——"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

6. Those who unintentionally occupy the same kind of freedom should not be forgiven, under any circumstances.

——"The Beautiful Yellow Danube"