Victor Hugo

"The least possible sin is the law of man. No sin at all is the dream of the angel. All which is terrestrial is subject to sin. Sin is a gravitation."

To speak out aloud when alone is as it were to have a dialogue with the divinity which is within.

The passers-by, who have their own way of appreciating clever people, used to say: He is an idiot.

and above all, of the expression spread over the whole; of that mixture of malice, amazement, and sadness. Let the reader dream of this whole, if he can.

“Cross of God!” said the hosier, “are you deaf?”

He was, in truth, deaf.

Myriel created a great deal of talk. He was well formed, though rather short

The Revolution came; events succeeded each other with precipitation; the parliamentary families, decimated, pursued, hunted down, were dispersed

He was already advanced in years, and lived in a very retired manner.

"Who is this good man who is staring at me?"

"you are looking at a good man, and I at a great man