The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

Forget not, never forget that you have promised me to use this silver to become an honest man.... Jean Valjean, my brother: you belong no longer to evil, but to good. It is your soul that I am buying for you. I withdraw it from dark thoughts and from the spirit of perdition, and I give it to God!

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

If I were Jesus Christ, I would save Judas.

Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.

In the opera we call love, the libretto is almost nothing.