listhereader: “I am not a bad woman at bottom. It is not cowardliness and gluttony that have made me
listhereader: “I am not a bad woman at bottom. It is not cowardliness and gluttony that have made me what I am. If I have drunk brandy, it was out of misery. I do not love it; but it numbs the senses. When I was happy, it was only necessary to glance into my closets, and it would have been evident that I was not a coquettish and untidy woman. I had linen, a great deal of linen. Have pity on me, Monsieur Javert!” - Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (Fantine’s Monologue) -- source link