I have paid for that loaf of bread with sixty-three years of... - Jean Valjean

This quote is attributed to Jean Valjean.

"I have paid for that loaf of bread with sixty-three years of suffering."

Jean Valjean Justice

Character in Les Misérables

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More from 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."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."