Though we chisel away as best we can at the mysterious bloc… - Victor Hugo

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Though we chisel away as best we can at the mysterious block from which our life is made, the black vein of destiny continually reappears.

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Victor Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement, widely esteemed as one of the greatest of French writers and poets.

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Alternative Names: Victor Marie Hugo • Homme océan • Ocean Man • Victor-Marie Hugo

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Though we chisel away as best we can at the mysterious block from which our life is made, the black vein of destiny continually reappears. - Victor Hugo

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