The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in a woman, it's boldness. Author: Victor Hugo Copy Quote More from Victor Hugo “In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D—— He was an old ma…” “Nobody knows like a woman how to say things that are both sweet and profound. S…” “M. Myriel had to undergo the fate of every newcomer in a little town, where the…” “To love is to act.”