Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread. - Victor Hugo

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Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.

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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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There is nothing like a dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow.

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