Victor Hugo1802–1885The quotations of
Victor Hugo
French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician
1802–1885
38 quotes, most often on Love, History and Anti-Religion.
- “Les fleurs,” (ca. 1860—1865), from Oeuvres complètes (1909); published in English as The Memoirs of Victor Hugo, trans. John W. Harding (1899), Chapter VI: Love in Prison, part II
- Schoolboy notebook entry (1816), as quoted in Georges Pellissier, The Literary Movement in France During the Nineteenth Century (1897)
- Les Misérables (1862), Volume I: Fantine, Book First: A Just Man, Chapter VIIIn context
The father of a woman whom we love is never a stranger to us.
Les Misérables (1862), Volume III: Marius, Book Eighth: The Wicked Poor Man, Chapter XXIn contextYe who suffer because ye love, love yet more. To die of love, is to live in it.
Les Misérables (1862), Volume IV: Saint-Denis, Book Fifth: The End of Which Does Not Resemble the Beginning, Chapter IVIn context- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Book Third, Chapter IIn context
Great edifices, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Book Third, Chapter IIn contextThe invention of printing is the greatest event in history. It is the mother of revolution.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Book Fifth, Chapter IIIn context
