Hideous Quote by Victor Hugo

“Without knowing it, Javert in his awful happiness was deserving of pity, like every ignorant man who triumphs. Nothing could have been more poignant…

— Victor Hugo

“Javert, though hideous, was not ignoble.”

— Victor Hugo

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“That man, especially when he slept, when his features were motionless, showed me my own face, my mask, the flawlessly pure image of my…

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