Quotation by

Victor Hugo

I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!

Victor Hugo

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

Victor Hugo is saying that his true self is his soul, which will survive beyond death, rather than his physical body that will be buried in the earth. He rejects the idea that the earth is the final end or a bottomless pit for his essence, implying that his inner being will continue on somewhere else.

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