Author of quotes: Alexander Belyaev

... You lied in the name of truth. Bitter paradox! And if you count, it turns out that your truth was fed by lies all the time.

Politeness is not in harmony with truthfulness.

Ichthyander was exhausted, the cutting pains in his sides intensified. The thirst was tormented. Not a drop of water around. “If only there was a pond,” Ichthyander thought. His cheeks and eyes sunken in, he was breathing heavily. I wanted to eat. But what is there to eat here? Far away in the meadow a herd of sheep was grazing under the protection of a shepherd and dogs. Branches of peach and orange trees hung over the stone fence, with ripe fruits on them. It's not like the ocean here. Here everything is alien, everything is divided, everything is fenced off, everything is guarded. Only free birds of a draw, fly, scream along the road. But they can't be caught. Is it still possible to catch these birds? Perhaps they belong to someone else. Here it is easy to die of hunger and thirst among pools, gardens and herds.

But it's all nonsense! What god? Father says that God is a fairy tale for little children!

You will serve science and thereby all mankind.

I was afraid that my invention, in the conditions of our social order, would do more harm than good. A struggle has already begun around Ichthyander. Who denounced me out of revenge? Here is this Zurita who stole Ichthyander from me. And the generals and admirals would have taken away Zurit Ichthyander, what good, in order to force the amphibious man to sink warships. No, I could not make Ichthyander and the "Ichthyanders" common property in a country where struggle and greed turn the highest discoveries into evil, increasing the amount of human suffering.

My whole life has been devoted to science. May my death also serve science.

- Look at that water, he said, pointing to the boundless expanse of the ocean. The Pacific and Atlantic oceans is two hundred fifty-five million square kilometres - twice the area than all five parts of the world together. No wonder the ocean has long served as a symbol of infinity, of power, of unconquered will. He is tireless in his kindness and in anger... He gives infinitely many, but it may take away all the life. No wonder that in ancient times it was worshipped. But this "God" was defeated in the very moment when a primitive man who fell into the water accidentally grabbed a floating tree trunk and found that this gun keeps it on the water. From this moment begins the history of the conquest of the ocean - the history of navigation. To give the piece of wood most stable, learn to control it at will - that's what was the progress in the field of shipbuilding for many millennia.

Bury the dead sea ships, land - the people.

He was one of those people for whom obstacles only exist in order to overcome them.

There is scarcely on earth another place in such a small space would be focused so much human suffering...

And Bakala, who followed every gesture of Coke, immediately stood up and laid his hand behind his back, obviously pulling from his pocket a revolver. I decided that it's time to act. I did a thing, which is commonly resorted to Indian elephants, wanting to frighten the enemy: they are tightly pressed against the hole of the trunk to the ground and begin to blow strongly. It turns out the strange, frightening sound: a crackling, gurgling, chrapanie. This sound could Wake the dead.

Mpepo tried to talk me into the most affectionate words on your language. I did not understand the words, but the tone of voice are equally comprehensible to all people and animals.

By the fire stirring rags, and he heard someone's very weak but deep voice:
- What happened?
- Are you still alive? And we thought he had died, said quietly Bakala, referring to the rags.
Rags began to move harder, and it suddenly seemed a big hand. Hand thrown rags. Large, well built man sat up, putting their backs against the hands and swaying. His face was very pale. Red beard disheveled. It was evident that the white man - his face was as white as snow. Dull eyes looked at me.