#4: "Nothing is so charming as the ruddy tints that happiness can shed around a garret room. In the course of our lives, we have all had our rosy garret."
Where: Page 437.
What's Happening: Jean Valjean has just rescued Cosette from the
Thénardiers and has taken her to live in a very secluded spot. They are living in a garret (tiny top floor room or attic room) and their father-daughter bond begins to develop and they grow to love each other.
What I Learned: I was instantly drawn to this phrase with what felt like some sort of magnetic force. The message here is simple: you don't need to be living in a fancy mansion(although fancy mansions are one of my favorite things ever) or on some tropical island or in a glamorous, rich city to be happy. The garret where Cosette is living with Jean Valjean is rundown, poor, and definitely not pretty, but it is pretty to her because it is her safe-house from the awful Thénardiers, the dwelling of her savior, and the beginning of a new life for her. If you are truly happy, wherever you are dwelling in life will be enough for you and will hold very fond memories. and hence, seem rosy and wonderful.
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