| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 29273 |
| QUOTATION: | To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Victor Hugo (18021885), French poet, dramatist, novelist. Les Misérables, pt. 4, bk. 7, ch. 1 (1862). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Hugo Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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