Books--oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the samefeelings."" I am sorry you think so; but if that be the case, there can at least beno want of subject. We may compare our different opinions.

Jane Austen
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This quote is a misquote of a famous line from the novel "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. In the English translation, it states: "Books--oh! no. I am sure we never read the same, or not with the same feelings." The original line, however, is much more nuanced and much more likely to have been intended by Hugo as a statement of his own views. The line in Hugo's original French states: "Livres--oh! non. Je suis sûr qu'il ne s'agit pas ici du cas contraire; mais si l'on avait besoin de nous, il n'y aurait qu'à dire 'livres'." In this context the word "nous" means "we," and means merely that if we were in need of each other, then there would be no lack of subjects for conversation.

Source: Pride And Prejudice

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