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As if one killed by calculation! A person kills only from an impulse that springs from his blood and sinews, from the vestiges of ancient struggles, from the need to live and the joy of being strong.
As if one killed by calculation! A person kills only from an impulse that springs from his blood and sinews, from the vestiges of ancient struggles, from the need to live and the joy of being strong.
Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial
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- Émile Zola
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- Approximate author period: c. 1871 AD · industrial
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