"That, if it had been my good fortune to come into the world a struldbrug, as soon as I could discover my own happiness, by understanding the difference between life and death, I would first resolve, by all arts and methods, whatsoever, to procure myself riches.
Mundura struldbrugg izanez jaiotzeko zortea izan banu, bizitzaren eta heriotzaren arteko ezberdintasuna ulertuz neure zorionaz jabetu bezain laster, ahal diren baliabide eta metodo guztien bidez lehenik aberastasunak eskuratzea erabakiko nukeela esan nien.