Novelist Quotes and Quotations

By Emile Zola ⋅ July 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.

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The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it.

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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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The thought is a deed. Of all deeds she fertilizes the world most.

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Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.

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The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

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One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.

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If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.

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In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.

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If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.

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