I do not despair in the least of ultimate triumph. I repeat it with intense conviction.
EMILE ZOLALovers are made by a kiss.
More Emile Zola Quotes
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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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Since the same human mire remains beneath, does not all civilization reduce itself to the superiority of smelling nice and living well?
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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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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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Blow the candle out, I don’t need to see what my thoughts look like.
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A god of kindness would be charitable to all. Your god of wrath and punishment is but a monstrous phantasy.
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I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
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When truth is buried, it grows. It chokes. It gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it.
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Governments are suspicious of literature because it is a force that eludes them.
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In Paris, everything’s for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.
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They talked so, with secret hearts, without needing words, talking of other things. They could have suddenly continued their confessions aloud, without ceasing to understand each other.
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Man’s highest duty is to protect animals from cruelty.
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Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.
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Through the centuries, the history of peoples is but a lesson in mutual tolerance.
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If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.
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