It seems as though, at the approach of a certain dark hour, the light of heaven infills those who are leaving the light of earth.
Victor HugoIn the animal world no creature born to be a dove turns into a scavenger. This happens only among men.
Victor HugoA stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.
Victor HugoDiamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.
Victor HugoCan human nature ever be wholly and radically transformed? Can the man whom God made good be made wicked by man? Can the soul be reshaped in its entirety by destiny and made evil because destiny is evil? Can the heart become misshapen and afflicted with ugly, incurable deformities under disproportionate misfortune, like a spinal column bent beneath a too low roof?
Victor Hugo