Wherever he saw a hole he always wanted to know the depth of it. To him this was important.

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.

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.

There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.

How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!

The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.

Anything you can imagine you can make real.

All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

We can’t be afraid to dismiss the unappreciative.

The seer does not see, by choice, what the blind can see by default... from within.

Writing isn't difficult. Writing well is difficult. What is most difficult is being with the interior experience that manifests as resistance to writing.

The worst thing about movie-making is that it's like life: nobody can go back to correct the mistakes.

I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

What cannot be known is more revealing than what can.

I conceive, therefore, that a somewhat comprehensive socialisation of investment will prove the means of securing an approximation to full employment.

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor.

People are hungry for God. Do you see that? Quite often we look but do not see. We are all passing through this world. We need to open our eyes and see.

I have a tendency when I feel myself getting stuck, my impulse is to go to my cupboard and find chips to eat.