"Even the darkest night will end and..." - Quote by Victor Hugo

“To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.”

“His whole life was now summed up in two words: absolute uncertainty within an impenetrable fog.”

“He had slipped, climbed, rolled, searched, walked, persevered, that is all. Such is the secret of all triumphs.”

“People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets”

“A woman ... all beautiful and accomplished will, while her hand and heart are undisposed of, turn the heads and set the circle in which she moves on fire. Let her marry, and what is the consequence? The madness ceases and all is quiet again. Why? Not because there is any diminution in the charms of the lady, but because there is an end of hope.”

“Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.”

“Grain by grain, a loaf. Stone upon stone, a palace.”

“A man is a hero, not because he is braver than anyone else, but because he is brave for 10 minutes longer.”

“The pain that you hold is yours. There is not a single pain quite like it. Nobody else on God's green earth can feel this pain, or have the indescribable feeling of pride you will have when you overcome it. This pain is not your curse; this pain is your privilege.”