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Quote by Victor Hugo

“We are all under sentence of death, but with a sort of indefinite reprieve.”

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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

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