Jean valjean Quote by Paul Beatty

“If Jean Valjean had me representing him,” he likes to say, “then Les Misérables would’ve only been six pages long. Dismissed—Loaf of Bread Pilfery.” quote by Paul Beatty — Download Open image

““If Jean Valjean had me representing him,” he likes to say, “then Les Misérables would’ve only been six pages long. Dismissed—Loaf of Bread Pilfery.””

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“A Nyomorultak. 5/5* – kiolvastam. Átéreztem Jean Valjean kínlódását a börtönben. Neki sem volt notebookja. :-)”

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