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The picture is where we used to live in Colorado. This is how it looked from November until April–snow coming down, snow stacked high. Winter would come and hold on for dear life, which is why this quote has always resonated with me.

About the Quote


Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered  one of the greatest and best-known French writers.

You might be familiar with his novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, 1831.