Quote by Victor Hugo
It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself

It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night sky… a mysterious transaction between the infinity of the soul and the infinity of the universe. – Victor Hugo

Other quotes by Victor Hugo

Be it true or false, what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives, and especially on their destinies, as what they do. – Victor Hugo

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Miscellaneous
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When grace is joined with wrinkles, it is adorable. There is an unspeakable dawn in happy old age. – Victor Hugo

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Age
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Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book. – Victor Hugo

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architecture
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I rise and turn back…. leaving the rest of the world to coyotes who are now running across the mountain together, howling and yipping behind me, calling for the frozen night to come. – Craig Childs, The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

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Night

Day, like a weary pilgrim, had reached the western gate of heaven, and Evening stooped down to unloose the latchets of his sandal shoon. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion

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Night

There is something in the nature of silence which affects me deeply. Why it is I know not; but I do know that I love to be alone at such an hour as this. I love to forget the outward world and hold communion with the beings of the mind. – Charles Lanman, “Musings,” 1840

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Night

To seek the breast of darkness and be suckled by the night. – Paul Simon, “A Poem on the Underground Wall”

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Night

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Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself. – Ausonius

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The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire. – William R. Alger

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Now, my knowledge of photography was terribly limited. – Ben Shahn

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Politics, like theater, is one of those things where youve got to be wise enough to know when to leave. – Richard Lamm

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