The supreme ordeal, let us say rather, the only ordeal, is the loss of the beloved being. — Victor Hugo
Yes, instruction! Light! Light! Everything comes from light, and to everything it returns. — Victor Hugo
There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher. — Victor Hugo
Symmetry is ennui, and ennui is the very essence of grief and melancholy. Despair yawns. — Victor Hugo