“ And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness. ”
 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862). copy citation

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“This vexed Cosette. One day, she said to Jean Valjean: «Father, let us stroll about a little in that direction.» Seeing that Marius did not come to her, she went to him. In such cases, all women resemble Mahomet. And then, strange to say, the first symptom of true love in a young man is timidity; in a young girl it is boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing is more simple. It is the two sexes tending to approach each other and assuming, each the other's qualities.
That day, Cosette's glance drove Marius beside himself, and Marius' glance set Cosette to trembling.” source

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