Prof. Norton Quotes in Undersea Kingdom (1936)

Prof. Norton: There was that signal again. They've been sending it every five minutes.

Diana Compton: They? Just whom do you mean by they?

Crash Corrigan: Professor Norton maintains that these signals must be the work of some human agency apparently coming from the bottom of the ocean

Diana Compton: I hope you're not going to spring that fantastic yarn about the lost continent of Atlantis.

Prof. Norton: Exactly - only now I have some definite evidence.

Prof. Norton: And this was where the ancient continent of Atlantis was reported to have sunk thousands of years ago. Contrary to popular belief, Atlantis did not sink overnight, but during a period of years. During this time, the people had ample opportunity to construct a roof of orecalcum over the city and keep out the ocean waves. Thus Atlantis, though lost, still lives.

Diana Compton: Are you actually proposing to move this huge metal tower? Why?

Unga Khan: Because it contains all the machinery that has enabled me to harness the atom, the most destructive force known to science. Once I reach the surface I will become the ruler of the upper world... or destroy it!

Diana Compton: Professor Norton would never agree to such a fiendish plan!

Prof. Norton: He's insane if he thinks I will.

Unga Khan: We have ways of persuading people to do our bidding.