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Jules Verne, born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France, and died on March 24, 1905. He was a renowned French science fiction novelist in the 19th century, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. Verne's works are characterized by their rich imagination and unique scientific fantasy, with notable titles such as 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.

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All Men Earth Ifs May World Sea Humans Knows Made Believe Heart Mind Eye Globes Imagine Impossible Land Littles Long Needs

Famous Jules Verne Quotes

“But to find, all at once, right before your eyes, that the impossible had been mysteriously achieved by man himself: this staggers the mind!”

Men Mind Eye Impossible

Book:The Collected Works Of Jules Verne

Source: The Collected Works Of Jules Verne

“On the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little as may remain, the retina of the eye is sensible of it.”

May Littles Light Eye Earth Night Subtle Abandon Sensible

Author:Jules Verne

“Look with all your eyes, look.”

Looks Eye

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“We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer.”

Eye Able Black Imagine Minutes Dense

Book:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea / Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea / Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

“It swam crossways in the direction of the Nautilus with great speed, watching us with its enormous staring green eyes. Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name of cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair.”

Long Body Eye Names Given Animal Feet Hair Arms Green Eight Speed Enormous Staring Fixed Twisted Fury Green Eyes

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)