“Možete davati bez ljubavi, ali nikada ne možete voljeti bez davanja. Velika djela ljubavi obavljaju oni koji obično izvode mala djela dobrote. Opraštamo do te mjere do koje volimo. Ljubav je znati da čak i kad si sam, nikada više nećeš biti usamljen. Velika sreća života je uvjerenje da smo voljeni. Voljeni od samih sebe. Čak voljeni usprkos nama samima.” ― Victor Hugo, Jadnici
“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves. & even loved in spite of ourselves.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables