"The Greeks of today are unworthy descendants of their glorious ancestors."

"I am not what you call a civilised man! I have done with society entirely, for reasons which I alone have the right of appreciating. I do not, therefore, obey its laws, and I desire you never to allud…"

"Science, my lad, is composed of errors, but errors that it is good to commit, for they lead little by little to the truth."

"The Earth is too small for us."

"He also describes her as – ahem – 'as fair as a European'. (French: Cette femme était jeune, blanche comme une Européenne.) Note that the French reads blanche, i.e., 'white'."