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Quote by Emile Zola

“If something's just, I'll let myself be hacked to bits for it.”

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French writer born on April 2, 1840, and died on September 29, 1902. Émile Zola is known for his naturalist literary style and profound depiction of social reality. more

“Then suddenly the Mole felt a great Awe fall upon him, an awe that turned his muscles to water, bowed his head, and rooted his feet to the ground. It was no panic terror - indeed he felt wonderfully at peace and happy - but it was an awe that smote and held him and, without seeing, he knew it could only mean that some august presence was very, very near.”

Mean Fall Felt Water Seeing Feet Terror Muscles Awe Rooted Panic August Moles Wind In The Willows

Book:The Wind in the Willows: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: The Wind in the Willows: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“At the end of my life, with just one breath left, if you come, I’ll sit up and sing.”

Ifs Life Ends Left Breaths Just One

Author:Rumi

“It’s pretty simple, the ethical life. It’s just demanding.”

Simple Ethical

Author:Terence McKenna

“We are contented with our day when we have been able to bear our grief in silence, and act as if we were not suffering.”

Ifs Has Beens Able Suffering Grief Silence Bears

Book:Four Novels of George Eliot

Source: Four Novels of George Eliot

“That was interesting, to find that it wasn't hunger that caused children to become bullies on the street. The bulliness was already in the child, and whatever the stakes were, they would find a way to act as they needed to act. … Intelligence and education, which all these children had, apparently didn't make any important difference in human nature.”

Way Humans Children Important Differences Interesting Streets Human Nature Needed Hunger Stakes Bully Intelligence And Education

Book:Ender's Shadow

Source: Ender's Shadow

“Sometimes everyone does the right thing and there's still a mess left to clean up. Someone has to take responsibility for it.”

Doe Stills Sometimes Left Responsibility Clean Mess Right Thing Taking Responsibility

Author:Kami Garcia

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