"Le premier symptôme de l’amour vrai chez un jeune homme, c’est la timidité, chez une jeune fille, c’est la hardiesse."
— Love

January 1, 1970

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The first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness. — Les Misérables (1862) by Victor Hugo, Book III - The House in the Rue Plumet, Chapter VI: The Battle Commences. As translated by Isabel Hapgood.