Victor Hugo — "Ponder well on this: the creative power of the mind is infinite."

"The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end sees light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God."

"There are no such things as small countries. The greatness of a people is no more determined by the number of its inhabitants than the greatness of a man is determined by his height."

"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing."

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

"When a man knows how to love, he knows how to live."