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.

Notre Dame is my home, my nest; this is my city, my life; my air, roof and bed; this is my song, my cry; my Reason, my madness; my passion, my country; my prison, my hometown

Comment: Hugo’s Quasimodo is by no means a perfect character: Quasimodo is Adopted by Archdeacon Claude. For Quasimodo, Claude is his "reborn parent" and he only obeys his orders. However, why did Quasimodo feel a little "rebellious" towards the archdeacon regarding Esmeralda? ——The archdeacon would kill Esmeralda if he couldn't get her, but Quasimodo swore to protect her to the death. Is this because Quasimodo also realized Claude's dirty heart and the darkness of the feudal church's power? I think it may be a bit "reluctant" for Quasimodo. He does this only because of his love for Esmeralda. Although this is a kind of unrequited love with a spirit of "self-sacrifice", it is still selfish to a certain extent. Otherwise, there would not have been the battle between Quasimodo and the wandering beggars at Notre Dame de Paris. Regarding this, I understand that some people say that this is a failure of Hugo's portrayal of Quasimodo. But I think Quasimodo appears real only when he has "flaws" - what Hugo wants to tell us is: he is not a god, but a human being, an ordinary person.