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I established myself in a fairly remote country house and entertained my imagination with various means of transport. Here is how I betook myself to heaven.

— Cyrano de Bergerac The Other World (1657)

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You are now bearing the punishment for the shortcomings of your world. Here, as in your world, there are benighted people who cannot tolerate thinking about things they are not accustomed to.

The Other World (1657)

Do you say it is incomprehensible that there is nothingness in the world and that we are partly composed of nothing?

The Other World (1657)

Most men judge only by their senses and let themselves be persuaded by what they see.

The Other World (1657)

I will prove that there are infinite worlds in an infinite world.

The Other World (1657)

Even if a king defeats his enemy in battle, that still doesn't settle anything. There are other, less numerous armies of philosophers and scientists, and their contests determine the true triumph or defeat of nations.

The Other World (1657)

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