To love or have loved is enough. Don't ask for anything more. There is no other pearl to be found in the shadowy folds of life. To love is an achievement.

“When a man is out of sight, it is not too long before he is out of mind.”

“Who can be sure that Jean Valjean had not been on the verge of losing heart and…”

“Les Miserables is first of all the product of a varied experience of the world,…”

“Books are cold but safe friends”