Quote by Émile Zola Download Open image ““When they got back into the carriage they felt greater strangers than before.”” — Émile Zola ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“vexation, yet filled with unconscious regret for the terrible unknown things that might have, but had not, happened (23)” — Émile Zola Copy Share Image
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The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better. — Emile Zola Copy Share Image
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I believe that all is illusion and vanity outside the treasure of truths slowly accumulated, and which will never again be lost. I believe… — Emile Zola Copy Share Image