Victor Hugo

You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is read more

You have suffered greatly, poor mother. Oh! do not lament, you have now the portion of the elect. It is in this way that mortals become angels. It is not their fault; they do not know how to set about it otherwise. This hell from which you have come out is the first step towards Heaven. We must begin by that. -- Jean Valjean --

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children.

A little girl without a doll is almost as unfortunate and quite as impossible as a woman without children.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.