Science Fiction Quotes

"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." ~ Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Was I to believe him in earnest in his intention to penetrate to the centre of this massive globe? Had I been listening to the mad speculations of a lunatic, or to the scientific conclusions of a lofty genius? Where did truth stop? Where did error begin? ~ Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne "Axel," replied the Professor with perfect coolness, "our situation is almost desperate; but there are some chances of deliverance, and it is these that I am considering. If at every instant we may perish, so at every instant we may be saved. Let us then be prepared to seize upon the smallest advantage." ~ Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 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. ~ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne "We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones." ~ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. ~ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley