To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled ou…

Victor Hugo
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To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. ✨ Victor Hugo (1980). Les misérables, Viking Pr
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History has its truth, and so has legend. Legendary truth is of another nature than historical truth. Legendary truth is invention whose result is reality. Furthermore, history and legend have the sa … ▶
What makes night within us may leave stars. ✨ Victor Hugo (2008). Ninety-Three: A Historical Novel, p.79, Mondial
You are adorable, mademoiselle. I study your feet with the microscope and your soul with the telescope. ✨ Victor Hugo (2000). Les Mis??rables, p.872, Modern Library
When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that?
Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite. ✨ William Shakespeare. Book by Victor Hugo, 1864.

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