How we cite our quotes: (Part.Book.Chapter.Line)
Quote #10
She was as rich in sorrow as you are in happiness. That is how God evens things out." (5.9.5.66)
When Jean Valjean tells Cosette about her mother, he admits that Fantine had a very hard life. Bit in his mind, Cosette's wonderful life is God's way of balancing out the scales of cosmic justice. Uh, okay … so does this mean Cosette's children have to be miserable, to balance out her happiness?