More from Emile Zola
Art for me…is a negation of society, an affirmation of the individual, outside of all the rules and all the demands of society.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola A god of kindness would be charitable to all. Your god of wrath and punishment is but a monstrous phantasy.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola Blow the candle out, I don’t need to see what my thoughts look like.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola The conclusion does not belong to the artist.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground, it will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts through it will blow up everything in its way.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola 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.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola It is not I who am strong, it is reason, it is truth.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola When lovers kiss on the cheeks, it is because they are searching, feeling for one another’s lips. Lovers are made by a kiss.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola 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 ZolaEmile Zola She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola 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.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola Has science ever retreated? No! It is Catholicism which has always retreated before her, and will always be forced to retreat.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola 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!
Emile ZolaEmile Zola The past was but the cemetery of our illusions: one simply stubbed one’s toes on the gravestones.
Emile ZolaEmile Zola
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Christopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe It was a magical evening that started with chocolate strawberries, following with ripples of kisses and her sweet smile, wishing this night would last longer lets just stay awhile.
Clare GuintuClare Guintu You are the cream in my coffee as you lather me with your sweet kisses, brightening up my every morning. Your existence is ever so adoring.
Clare GuintuClare Guintu Yet they that know all things but know That all this life can give us is, A child’s laughter, a woman’s kiss.
William Butler YeatsWilliam Butler Yeats More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
John DonneJohn Donne No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.H. Jackson Brown Jr. Last night, I sent you home with a kiss and a promise. I hope you still believe in roses.
Stephanie BriarStephanie Briar Don’t have sex man. It leads to kissing and pretty soon you have to start talking to them.
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