Quotes by Emile Zola

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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined J'Accuse...! Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prizes in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

Emile Zola Quotes on Art (1)

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

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Emile Zola Quotes on Beauty (1)

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"I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity."

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Emile Zola Quotes on Change (1)

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

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Emile Zola Quotes on Fear (1)

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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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Emile Zola Quotes on Life (1)

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"If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud."

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Emile Zola Quotes on Truth (1)

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

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