Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. – Victor Hugo
How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. – Victor Hugo
Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise. – Victor Hugo
Whenever a man’s friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old. – Victor Hugo
When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. – Victor Hugo
Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil! – Victor Hugo
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. – Victor Hugo
What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past. – Victor Hugo
As a means of contrast with the sublime, the grotesque is, in our view, the richest source that nature can offer. – Victor Hugo
I don’t mind what Congress does, as long as they don’t do it in the streets and frighten the horses. – Victor Hugo
Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive. – Victor Hugo
Reaction – a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on. – Victor Hugo
There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson. – Victor Hugo
The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone. – Victor Hugo