A famous quote from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
What is love?
It is a magical addition: one longing plus one longing can turn into a fifteen-year-old moon.
It is a round of extraordinary hearing: even though they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, they can still hear each other's excited heartbeats.
It is a string of wonderful words: it can be as tender as water, like smoke and waves, or it can be violent and earth-shattering.
It is a strong lock: it locks the affectionate words of close lovers into the dream of memory.
It is a special kind of letter: what is inside is a sweet kiss, and what is sent out is a dear greeting.
A witticism is immediately understood in Paris and is always applauded.
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
The Renaissance is selfless. It not only likes to build, it also destroys.
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
Books will destroy architecture.
The invention of printing is the most important historical event. It is the mother of revolution. It is a completely innovative way of expression for mankind. It is obtained by abandoning a form. Another form of human thought is the last metamorphosis of the serpent which has symbolized wisdom since Adam.
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
Before printing, the Reformation was just a schism, but printing gave it a revolution.
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
In the form of printing, ideas are easier to spread than at any time. They fly and cannot be caught
It is indestructible, it is fused with the air.
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
While changing the form, human thoughts will also change the way of expression, and the thoughts of each generation will no longer be used
Written in the same way and with the same material, even a very solid and durable writing written in stone will give way to an even stronger and more durable writing written in paper. ...It means that one art will
overthrow another art. It means: "Printing will destroy the art of architecture."
——"Notre Dame de Paris"
Since the invention of printing, the art of architecture has gradually become dull, aging and peeling