"Et tant que son coeur bat, tant que sa chair palpite, je n'admets pas qu'un être doué de volonté laisse en lui place au désespoir."
— Jules Verne

January 1, 1970

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While his heart still beats, while his flesh still moves, I cannot accept that a being endowed with will-power can give in to despair. — Ch. XLII in the French text, Tr. William Butcher (1992)