Ah, True Dat — A Writing Quote from Victor Hugo

“A writer is a world trapped in a person.”

~ Victor Hugo, 1802 – 1805

Or sometimes — or so it feels, inside the writing life — many worlds trapped in a person, all contending to get out.

As for Victor Hugo, he needs no introduction at all beyond Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Since he knew a thing or two about writing, we may accept his wisdom, if not (necessarily) the opines of yours truly.