Victor Hugo

Novelist, Poet

Victor Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and playwright, noted for his impactful works like 'Les Misérables' and 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame', which explore themes of love and social justice.

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Born: February 26, 1802
Died: May 22, 1885
Quotes: 966
Rank: #29

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"A poet is a world enclosed in a man."

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"What dangers you run, O noble souls! Often, you give your heart, but we take only your body. Your heart is left to you and you look at it in the shadows and shudder."

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"It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, and vice the real murderer."

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"The word is the Verb, and the Verb is God."

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"Dying is nothing. What's terrible is not to live."

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"Youth is the future smiling at a stranger, which is itself."

Youth Stranger

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