December 24th "To strive, to brave all risks, to persist, to persevere, to be faithful to oneself, to grapple hand to hand with destiny, to surprise defeat by the slight terror it inspires, at one time to confront unjust power, at another to defy drunken triumph, to hold fast, to hold hard—such is the example nations need, and the light that electrifies them."
— Cosette, Book 8, Chapter XI - Meaning of Life (via lmproject11)
