Jean Valjean

"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

"The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear."

"Compassion is not weakness."

"The night is friendly."

"In darkness there is a light, and that light leads those who follow it."

"There is no greater power than the power to forgive."

"I have kept my promise. Now God keeps his."

"The path to redemption begins with a single step of humility."

"The greatest gift is not what we give, but what we become in the giving."

"When you have nothing left to lose, you become free."

"Redemption begins the moment we choose compassion over judgment."

"In the darkest hour, love remains the only light."

"Memory is both curse and comfort."

"I have learned that the heart that breaks is the heart that beats."

"The supreme court of conscience is within oneself."

"There is no greater thing than to live for others."

"The greatest victory is the victory over oneself."

"I am the night; I do not know myself."

"Chains bind the body; only truth frees the soul."

"Forgiveness is stronger than revenge."

"A life without purpose is a living death."

"The supreme misery of life is being unworthy of being loved."

"Pity is not agreeable to pride; assistance is not agreeable to independence."

"Redemption is possible for all who seek it with sincerity."

"The innocent must be protected at all costs."

"By the compassion we show, we tell what we value most."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important."

"Prison is a place where the light of humanity is most needed."

"A single act of kindness can change the world more than a thousand words."

"The human spirit is capable of enduring the impossible."