Quotes About Author

What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul? Man is a depth still greater than the people.

other words, and with a still wider significance, so long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use.

Cable by Victor Hugo (then in exile) to his publisher, upon publication of Les Misérables : ? The publisher's response: !

Because things are unpleasant, said Jean Valjean, that is no reason for being unjust toward God.

It will be perceived that he had a peculiar manner of his own of judging things: I suspect that he obtained it from the Gospel.

His ideas assumed a kind of stupefied and mechanical quality which is peculiar to despair.

What was it but a figure of darkness whose sole care had been to safeguard the rising of a star. And that was Jean Valjean's secret.

There was a coffin containing a body in the Petit-Picpus, and a coffin without a body in the Vaugirard cemetery, public order had no doubt been deeply disturbed thereby, but no one was aware of it.

The lancer put on the satisfied smirk of a bandit praised for his honesty.

So it's the silver you're worrying about.' said the bishop. 'I can't tell you where that is.

This demonstrates the novel truth—that great events have incalculable consequences.

Words being but a breath, the stir of awakened minds is like the rustling of leaves.

uttering that terrific cry:

On the other hand, this affair afforded great delight to Madame Magloire.

It is particularly in the matter of distress and intelligence that it is dangerous to have extremes meet.

In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volatile, irresistible, indestructible.

Never was keener anguish lavished upon a thing more charming or more delicate.

a Breton archer from the guard of Monsieur de Berry.

Who's there? cried a toothless voice.

All around her mouth, tufts of white hair gave her the whiskered appearance of a cat.

Love matters. Maybe its the only thing that does.

You don't reason with men like Hitler.

judgmental looks cast her way by the

He's too ornery to die." Anita looked pathetically grateful for that small bit of comfort. "He is ornery, that's for sure." "I … am … not.