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“All beauty must have its imperfections, all happiness its share of sorrow.”
― Susan Kay, Phantom

“He had a heart that could have held the entire empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar.”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

“Moi, je ne m’exprime jamais comme les autres !... Je ne fais rien comme les autres!... Mais j’en suis bien fatigué !... bien fatigué !...”
― Gaston Leroux, Le Fantôme de l'opéra

“... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera