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by Jules Verne
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"...for once not reading my 1924 edition, but a Frederick Paul Walter translation which should be more complete." — Sep 08, 2026 03:26PM
"...for once not reading my 1924 edition, but a Frederick Paul Walter translation which should be more complete." — Sep 08, 2026 03:26PM
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"...end of Book II. I hope this doesn't go all greek tragedy." — Sep 07, 2026 02:33PM
"...end of Book II. I hope this doesn't go all greek tragedy." — Sep 07, 2026 02:33PM
“It is the same shabby-genteel sentiment, the same vanity of birth which makes men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes.”
― The Martyrdom of Man
― The Martyrdom of Man
“Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.”
― Hogfather
― Hogfather
“That of all the 'oracies (aristocracy and democracy included) hypocrisy is the most flourishing.”
― The Monikins
― The Monikins
“They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”
― Equal Rites
― Equal Rites
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
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