The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. Emile Zola
If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity. Emile Zola
Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop it. Emile Zola
One forges one’s style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines. Emile Zola
There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman. Emile Zola
Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest. Emile Zola