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In presence of Nature's grand convulsions man is powerless.

Jules Verne

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
Esperantist
Geographer
Librettist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Jules Gabriel Verne
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Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?
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Anything you can imagine you can make real.
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Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!
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