Rebecca Moll's Blog - Posts Tagged "hugo"

Seeds of greatness, however small and insignificant...

"Fex Urbis" -
Dregs of the city, law of the world.

From Victor Hugo, Les Miserables:

"Let that vile sand which you trample under foot be cast into the furnace, let it melt and seed there, it will become a splendid crystal, and it is thanks to that Galileo and Newton will discover stars."

Tired of the same old salutations? Looking for a new way to open and close your tête-à-tête?

Thanks to Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, you can spice it up with these crafty appellations:

Instead of "Bonjour" try "Patron-minette" - the name of a Parisian night gang, this pairing of nouns signifies morning or the time when the gang's work ended, making for a "good" morning indeed.

Instead of "Bonsoir" try "Entre chien et loup" - between a dog and a wolf, or maybe a werewolf??? Make it a quickie, night fall's fast -- a time when haste could surely make waste.