To weep
The sun can be bright, but distant and indifferent to human suffering. Les Misrables, which was first published on April 1, 1862, wanted to be closer to the earth, and sensitive to French weeping. As its famous phrase says: "Those who do not weep, do not see."
Victor Hugo wanted our eyes to be moist and for them to see, sensitively, around them. In general he succeeded in this, at least for his readers of two hundred years ago. There is a story that the publishing in Brussels of the first edition of his novel was delayed because the printers sobbed so much when reading the manuscript.
August 19, 2014
Who knows whether the sun is not a blind man?
Les Misrables
The sun can be bright, but distant and indifferent to human suffering. Les Misrables, which was first published on April 1, 1862, wanted to be closer to the earth, and sensitive to French weeping. As its famous phrase says: "Those who do not weep, do not see."
Victor Hugo wanted our eyes to be moist and for them to see, sensitively, around them. In general he succeeded in this, at least for h
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