Abigail

“There are some men apparently born to be the reverse of the coin; their name is a continuation, and is never written except preceded by the conjunction "and." Their existence is not their own.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables: Marius

“There can be no vacuum in the human heart. Certain demolitions take place, and it is right they should, on condition that they are followed by reconstructions.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables: Volume Two

“Is it not the best pity, when a man has a sore point, not to touch it at all?”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“With a choice between two lights, his inclination was for illumination rather than fire. He preferred the whiteness of the beautiful to the flashing of the sublime, and a brightness clouded by smoke; a progress purchased by violence only half satisfied his tender and serious mind.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables: Marius