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“It is grievous for a man to leave behind him a shadow in his own shape.”

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Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' is an epic narrative that delves into the lives of various characters, including Jean Valjean, a former convict seeking redemption, and Fantine, a woman struggling in poverty. The story is rich in historical detail and moral complexity, offering a profound examination of society's flaws and the resilience of the human spirit. more

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Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo, a French romantic poet, novelist, and playwright, was born on February 26, 1802, and died on May 22, 1885. He is considered one of the greatest writers in French literary history, known for his profound humanistic concerns and rich imagination. more

“The problem, of course, was that turning into a monster was the brighter of my two choices. Choice Number 1: I turn into a vampyre, which equals a monster in just about any human’s mind. Choice Number 2: My body rejects the Change and I die. Forever. So the good news is that I wouldn’t have to take the geometry test tomorrow.”

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Book:House of Night Series

Source: House of Night Series

“Getting cut off from the knights' magic rock also required a period of exile from their giant glass mushroom. (Those of you in the Hushlands, I dare you to work that last sentence into a conversation. "By the way, Sally, did you know that getting cut from the knight's magic rock also requires a period of exile from their giant glass mushroom?")”

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Book:The Knights of Crystallia: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

Source: The Knights of Crystallia: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

“This was something you had to work through on you own," Jason said. "Besides, I knew you'd do the right thing." "Oh, right," I said. I wanted to throw something at him. I really did. "And if I hadn't?" Now Jason brandished something he'd been holding behind his back. It was a golf club. "I figured Big Bertha here would drive them away," he said.”

Ifs Said Bigs Wanted Behinds Golf Clubs Right Thing Jason Golf Clubs Bertha

Author:Meg Cabot

“But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts”

Heart Fighting Small Nations

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“Why don't you go on west to California? There's work there, and it never gets cold. Why, you can reach out anywhere and pick an orange. Why, there's always some kind of crop to work in. Why don't you go there?”

Kind Goes On Cold Picks West California Reach Out Orange Crops

Book:The Grapes of Wrath

Source: The Grapes of Wrath

“Fear is the strong passion; it is with fear that you must trifle, if you wish to taste the intensest joys of living.”

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Book:The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: Short Story Collections by the prolific Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, author of Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped and Catriona

Source: The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: Short Story Collections by the prolific Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, author of Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped and Catriona

“His past was fairly blameless; few men could read the rolls of their life with less apprehension; yet he was humbled to the dust by the many ill things he had done, and raised up again into sober and fearful gratitude by the many he had come so near to doing, yet avoided.”

Men Done Past Gratitude Raised Ill Dust Fearful Sober Avoided Apprehension Blameless

Book:Markheim, Jekyll And The Merry Men

Source: Markheim, Jekyll And The Merry Men

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