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“I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!”

Jules Verne

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Look with all your eyes, look.

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“As I remarked before, the Asiatic elephant is smaller than the African, which is frequently twelve feet high, and its tusks are in proportion.…

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As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought…

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Now, when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president…

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Well, my friend, this earth will one day be that cold corpse; it will become uninhabitable and uninhabited like the moon, which has long…

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Ah! Young people, travel if you can, and if you cannot - travel all the same!

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It is always a vulgar and often an unhealthy pastime, and it is a vice which does not go alone; the man who gambles…

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“My uncle” is the natives’ usual name for the tiger, they believing that the soul of each of their ancestors is lodged for eternity…

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“Kâlagani evidently knew this thinly-peopled region perfectly, and guided us across it most admirably. On the 29th September our train began to ascend the northern slope of the Vindyas, in order to reach the pass of Sirgour. Hitherto we had met with no obstacle or difficulty, although this country is one of the worst in repute of all India,…

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Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.

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“— Isola in vendita per contanti, più le spese, al miglior offerente! — andava ripetendo a perdifiato Dean Felporg, banditore dell'auction, in cui venivano…

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It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject; and let…

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“That horrible stinging sensation returned, the muscles behind my eyes straining as the first tear began to fall. “I’m scared, too. For eighteen months now, I’ve lived in terror, fearing everything and everyone. I don’t want to be scared anymore. The only time I’ve ever felt safe is in your arms. I love you, and I just want to let…

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What an incredible drug fear is.

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“Anything that you find yourself worrying about regularly may find you suddenly wanting unrealistic changes.”

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It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a…

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“Snip off the little worries and expressions of worry” like little branches atop a tall tree.28 If you are truly worried, sharing your concerns…

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“Fear and desire for pleasure. Aggressiveness comes out of fear, predominantly, and sexuality predominantly out of the other. But they mix in the middle. Anyway, both of these impulses can destroy order, which comes out of both drives, and which is another human need I haven't yet fit into my scheme. So both have to be controlled. But in fact,…

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