Yay! I'm not surprised.
This man deserves a million lyric nominations for writing the lyrics of the song that has spoken me more than any other song, "All that's Known."
Slater's lyrics comes second to Sondheim in my book for brilliance. He doesn't keep it up in all songs, but for the songs that he gets going on, they're amazing.
Cosette: Roses are red.
Marius: Violets are blue.
Eponine: You're so in love!
Marius: And so not with you.