"So bring me this man, trembling and shivering from head to foot; let me fall into his arms or down at his knees; he will weep and we shall weep, he wi...
I see black light (his last words)
More Victor Hugo quotes
"Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
"Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.
"Make thought a whirlwind.
"Good night! Good night!Far flies the light;But still God's loveShall shine above,Making all bright,Good night! Good night!
"To love beauty is to see light.
"Death has its revelations: the great sorrows which open the heart open the mind as well; light comes to us with our grief. As for me, I have faith; I ...
"What is more melancholy and more profound than to see a thousand objects for the first and the last time? To travel is to be born and to die at every ...
"On coming out of the chapel, a well can be seen on the left. There are two in this yard. You ask, Why is there no bucket and no pulley to this one? Be...
"He did not seek to efface pain in forgetfulness, he sought to elevate it and to dignify it with hope. He would say, "Be careful how you turn to the de...
"There were corpses here and there and pools of blood. I remember seeing a butterfly flutter up and down that street. Summer does not abdicate.
"The night was starless and very dark. Without doubt, in the gloom some mighty angel was standing, with outstretched wings, awaiting the soul.
"Death belongs only to God. What right have men to lay hands on a thing so unknown?
"Passando fra gli insorti che si scostavano con religioso rispetto, [papà Mabeuf] continuò dritto verso Enjolras che indietreggiava impietrito, gli str...
"The guillotine is the ultimate expression of Law, and its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral.