The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved—loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of our selves.

—Victor Hugo

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Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (French: [viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo] ; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.

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    The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved — loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of our selves.