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Emile Zola

The past was but the cemetery of our illusions: one simply stubbed one’s toes on the gravestones.
EMILE ZOLA

Grave Illusion Oneself Past
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
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Ability Artist Gift Hard Work Talent
The conclusion does not belong to the artist.
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Artist Conclusion
Art is a corner of creation seen through a temperament.
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Art Corner Creation Temperature
One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.
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Dead Fake Forge Line Style
The day is not far off when one ordinary carrot may be pregnant with revolution.
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Ordinary Pregnant Revolution
Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.
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Drugs Myself Perfection Regret
Respectable people, What bastards!
EMILE ZOLA

People Respect
The road to Lourdes is littered with crutches, but not one wooden leg.
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Journey Road Struggle
I would rather die of passion than of boredom.
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Boredom Death Myself Passion
An entire lifetime would not be long enough for you to exhaust the glance of the young harvest-girl.
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Enough Life Time Woman Young
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

Dreams Fear Happiness Oneself Regret
The vague torment of ambition.
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Ambition One Liner
My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.
EMILE ZOLA

Cry Fire Myself Protest Soul
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
In Paris, everything’s for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.
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Fools Lying Sale Tears Virgin

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