Pencroft Quotes

#1. I am induced to think," said Pencroft, "that this man was not wrecked on Tabor Island, but that in consequence of some crime he was left there.

Jules Verne

#2. And Pencroft returned to his work, not without uttering a sigh of regret, for every sailor is a born fisherman, and if the pleasure of fishing is in exact proportion to the size of the animal, one can judge how a whaler feels in sight of a whale.

Jules Verne

#3. And indeed, what is better than to sit by one's fireside in the evening with a book, while the wind beats against the window and the lamp is burning?

Gustave Flaubert

#4. Love, I think, is a gateway to the world, not an escape from it.

Mark Doty

#5. More than specific memories of achievements, for me I remember the feeling you get when you were just at your very best - when you felt like you were floating across the court and could put the ball wherever you wanted.

Guy Forget

#6. Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

Charles Kennedy

#7. What is your principal characteristic, would you say?'

'Treacherousness,' said Danny, gloriously.

'That,' said Lymond pleasantly, 'is everyone's principal characteristic.

Dorothy Dunnett

#8. I rented a car. I didn't really need one, I just wanted to make one less available. I wanted one businessman on the bus with no car.

Mitch Hedberg

#9. Oh, yes, that never happened to me in my life before. It was a risky film, and I warned the producer.

Alain Resnais

#10. I feel that no one should be ashamed or have fear or doubt within themselves when they speak about the roots or Africa wherein I and I originate from. It's like an individual who tries to disown himself, and to me, it is a form of defeat by disowning yourself.

Burning Spear

#11. What is really important you can't understand with your mind.

Adyashanti

#12. I had always thought about running for high political office, and I was kind of waiting for the stars to line up. And, you know, they don't hold the door open for you. You kind of have to muscle your way in.

Matt Cartwright

#13. Sometimes he thought his real goal wasn't to teach them to write better essays but to get them to think more about what it meant to be human.

Matthew Thomas