"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."
"The wisest man may be a blind father."
Source: Jules Verne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)”, p.3897, Delphi Classics
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Jules Verne
Novelist, Playwright
Jules Verne was a French novelist known for pioneering science fiction with works like 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days.'
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