We went on for some days. To anyone but myself, who had a great love for the sea, the hours would have seemed long and monotonous; but the daily walks on the platform, when I steeped myself in the reviving air of the ocean, the sight of the rich waters through the windows of the saloon, the books in the library, the compiling of my memoirs, took up all my time, and left me not a moment of ennui or weariness.

– Professor Pier Aronnax

Some would feel trapped. Bored. An irrepressible urge to escape. But for Professor Pier Aronnax, being held captive aboard the Nautilus were ideal conditions for him to live.

Jules Verne should be canon.

Verne, Jules. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. San Diego: Canterbury Classics, 2012