Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but … - Émile Zola

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Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but the town scarcely stirs. Plassans sleeps while Paris fights.

Émile Zola

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Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, playwright, journalist, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.

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Alternative Names: Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola

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Wasn't it true that the moment two women were together in the presence of their lovers their first idea was to do one another out of them? It was a law of nature!

The ground was trembling under their feet, and they clung to the resolutions made in their calmer hours so as not to sink into the abyss.

"You know, they’ll have their revenge."
"Who will?"
"The women, of course."

Kings may usurp thrones, republics may be established, but the town scarcely stirs. Plassans sleeps while Paris fights. - Émile Zola

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