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Description
This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“...nothing is so conducive to reverie as following a pretty girl without knowing where she is going.”
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“Each particle of water in the gutter carried away a particle of heat from him and the equilibrium between the temperature of his body and the temperature of the gutter was beginning to establish itself in a merciless way.”
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“"Oh, love!" she said. Her voice trembled and her eyes sparkled. "It's being two and yet being only one. A man and a woman fused into an angel. It's heaven!"”
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“"Jehan, you must think seriously of redeeming yourself. You're on a slippery downward path; do you know where you're going?" "Yes, to the tavern." "The tavern leads to the pillory." "It's as good a guide as any." "The pillory leads to the scaffold." "The scaffold is a balance which has a man at one end and the whole world at the other; it's a fine thing to be a man." "The scaffold leads to hell." "At least it's warm down there."”
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“"First I loved women, then animals and now I love stones. They're just as amusing as women and animals and they're much less treacherous."”
First Sentence
One morning, three hundred and forty-eight years, six months and nineteen days ago, the Parisians were awakened by a grand peal from all the bells, within the triple enclosure of the City, the University and the Town.
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