Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
To die for lack of love is horrible. The asphyxia of the soul.
...mothers are often fondest of the child which has caused them the greatest pain.
If nobody loved, the sun would go out.
Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.
So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use.