20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Quotes

Captain Nemo We are taking the Nautilus down for the last time.

Man We understand sir, and we're with you.

Ned Land Wait a minute. I don't understand. What's that gotta do with us?

Captain Nemo I'm dying, and the Nautilus is dying with me. Professor?

Professor Aronnax Yes.

Captain Nemo In a matter of minutes, an explosion, such as the world has never known, will destroy my island and all its works forever. That is why I have brought the Nautilus... here, to its last, deep resting place. Here at least, we will die in peace. Let every man go to his quarters and remain there.

Ned Land Why do you take us down with you?

Captain Nemo Lock them in their quarters.

Man Aye, sir. Take them out.

Conseil I don't want to die! Don't let him do it! I want no part of this!

Professor Aronnax Captain, you cannot do this. There is more at stake here than just our lives. Yours was a dream of the future come true. I beg you to reconsider.

Captain Nemo A power greater than mine makes that impossible. But there is hope for the future. When the world is ready for a new and better life, all this will someday come to pass... in God's good time.

Ned Land Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads, a whale of a tale or two, bout the floppin fish and the girls I've loved on nights like this with the moon above. A whale of a tale and it's all true, I swear by my tattoo. There was Mermaid Minnie; met her down in Madagascar. She would kiss me anytime that I would ask her. Then one evening, her flame of love blew out. Blow me down and pick me up, she swapped me for a trout!

Captain Nemo Think of it: On the surface, there is hunger and fear. Men still exercise unjust laws. They fight and tear one another to pieces. A mere few feet beneath the waves, their reign ceases, their evil drowns. Here on the ocean floor is the only independence. Here, I am free. Imagine what would happen if they controlled machines such as this submarine boat. Far better that they think there's a monster and hunt me with harpoons...

Professor Aronnax What is in those sacks they are carrying?

Captain Nemo Nitrates and phosphate for ammunition. The seeds of war. They're loading a full cargo of death. And when that ship takes it home the world will die a little more. I was once one of those pitiful wretches you see down there. Look at it again, Professor, I don't want you to forget what you've seen here today.

Professor Aronnax I've seen enough.

Captain Nemo It's burned everlastingly in my memory.

Captain Nemo There is hope for the future. When the world is ready for a new and better life, all this will someday come to pass... in God's good time.

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Ned Land Sorry I had to wallop you, Professor. But there wasn't time to stop for souvenirs.

Professor Aronnax Perhaps you did mankind a service, Ned.

Conseil What?

Ned Land Get drunk!

Ned Land Cheer up, Professor. You'll forget all about fishing when you see the gals in Saigon.

Professor Aronnax I thought they promised you a bonus if you harpooned this monster, Mr. Land.

Ned Land Knowing full well I couldn't collect it. When I get back, I'm shipping out on the first whaler that'll take me. I won't get rich, but I won't be sitting around picking my teeth with my harpoon.

Conseil Maybe we are lucky. It might have sunk us.

Ned Land You scare me. Be a good loser, Professor. The fish that got away is always the biggest one.

Conseil Ah, what a pity, Professor. I know you had visions of that monster mounted in the National Museum.

Captain Nemo The natives over there are cannibals. They eat liars with the same enthusiasm as they eat honest men.

Captain Nemo There's a fork on your left, Mr. Land, or aren't you accustomed to utensils?

Ned Land I'm indifferent to em.

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Professor Pierre Aronnax A strange twilight world opened up before me, and I felt as the first man to set foot on another planet, an intruder in this mystic garden of the deep.

Ned Land There's one thing you ought to know, Professor: Nemo's cracked. I've yet to see the day you can make a deal with a mad dog. So while you're feeding him sugar, I'll be figuring a plan to muzzle him.