If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who causes the darkness. – Victor Hugo
The drama is complete poetry. The ode and the epic contain it only in germ it contains both of them in a state of high development, and epitomizes both. – Victor Hugo
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – Victor Hugo
A saint addicted to excessive self-abnegation is a dangerous associate; he may infect you with poverty, and a stiffening of those joints which are needed for advancement — in a word, with more renunciation than you care for — and so you flee the contagion. – Victor Hugo
I dont have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And Im willing to risk quite a lot – as a comedian, youre always risking a lot. Youre risking failure, especially if youre improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business. – David Walliams