Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.
EMILE ZOLAHas science ever retreated? No! It is Catholicism which has always retreated before her, and will always be forced to retreat.
More Emile Zola Quotes
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The road to Lourdes is littered with crutches, but not one wooden leg.
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She might have liked to try to strangle him with those slender fingers of hers, but she wanted to make a job of it and this great patience with which she waited for her claws to grow was in itself a form of enjoyment.
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Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.
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Over all crowds there seems to float a vague distress, an atmosphere of pervasive melancholy, as if any large gathering of people creates an aura of terror and pity.
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I have but one passion: to enlighten those who have been kept in the dark, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and is entitled to happiness. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.
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When lovers kiss on the cheeks, it is because they are searching, feeling for one another’s lips. Lovers are made by a kiss.
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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 thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.
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When you have a sorrow that is too great it leaves no room for any other.
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One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.
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Violence has never prospered, you can’t remake the world in a day. Anyone who promises to change everything for you all at once is either a fool or a rogue!
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She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.
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Blow the candle out, I don’t need to see what my thoughts look like.
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There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.
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If people can just love each other a little bit, they can be so happy.
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