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Did not one spend the first half of one’s days in dreams of happiness and the second half in regrets and terrors?

Emile Zola

It is not I who am strong, it is reason, it is truth.
EMILE ZOLA

Reason Strong Truth
It is not necessary that one should humble oneself to deserve assistance, it is sufficient that one should suffer.
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Assistance Deserve Humble Necessary Sufficiant
These young people naturally grow up with ideas different from ours, for they are born for times when we shall no longer be here
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Growth Ideas People Time Young
Lovers are made by a kiss.
EMILE ZOLA

Kiss Lover One Liner
Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.
EMILE ZOLA

Boy Exquisite Myself Sin
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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Beautiful Intensity Myself Perfection Struggle
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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Creation Distress People Sadness
The conclusion does not belong to the artist.
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Artist Conclusion
What will be the death of me are buillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities.
EMILE ZOLA

Death Food Load Myself Quantity
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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Abundance Breathe Defeat Scent Surprise
A god of kindness would be charitable to all. Your god of wrath and punishment is but a monstrous phantasy.
EMILE ZOLA

Charitable God Kindness Monster Punishment Yourself
One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.
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Dead Fake Forge Line Style
Paris flared – Paris, which the divine sun had sown with light, and where in glory waved the great future harvest of Truth and of Justice.
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Divine Future Greatness Justice Light Sun Truth
Man’s highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.
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Animal Cruelty Protection Responsibility
Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it.
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Stop Truth Way
When sometimes, behind his back, they called him a tyrant, he merely smiled and uttered this profound observation: If some day I turn liberal, they will say I have let them down.
EMILE ZOLA

Liberal Myself Observation Smile Time

Did not one spend the first half of one’s days in dreams of happiness and the second half in regrets and terrors?

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