C'est ici le combat du jour ou de la nuit... Je vois de la lumiere noire.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes a battle between light and darkness, noting a strange black light.
- In plain terms
- I see black light in this battle between day and night.
- What can you take from it?
- Conflict can create strange and unnatural realities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is black light?
- How do we fight darkness with light?
Another view
Black light is a paradox that may confuse rather than clarify.
More from Victor Hugo
Jesus a pleure, Voltaire a souri; c'est de cette larme divine et de ce sourire humain qu'est faite la douceur de la civilisation actuelle.
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