I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
EMILE ZOLAThe vague torment of ambition.
More Emile Zola Quotes
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It all seemed a hollow sham now – that strict code, that conscientious virtue that condemned her to the sterile joys of pious women! No, no, she’d had enough of that; she wanted to live!
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The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.
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The road to Lourdes is littered with crutches, but not one wooden leg.
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Lovers are made by a kiss.
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In Paris, everything’s for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.
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Let us eat, drink and satisfy our coarse appetites, but let us keep our souls sacred and apart.
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The camembert with its venison scent defeats the Marolles and Limbourg dull smells; It spreads its exhalation, smothering the other scents under its surprising breath abundance.
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Man’s highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.
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I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don’t care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.
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If something’s just, I’ll let myself be hacked to bits for it.
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Nothing develops intelligence like travel.
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A ruined man fell from her hands like a ripe fruit, to lie rotting on the ground.
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Inability, human incapacity, is the only boundary to an art.
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I am an artist. I am here to live out loud.
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Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.
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