Stephen DobynsIt was as if pain were a room he had entered and the door had been locked behind him.
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This quote is attributed to Victor Hugo. He was referring to the pain that had been inflicted on him by the loss of his son, and his inability to find a way out. He used it in reference to the feeling of having fallen into a room and not being able to find your way out.The French writer Victor Hugo said: “It was as if pain were a room he had entered and the door had been locked behind him.”
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