“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
Emile Zola book Au Bonheur des Dames
Source: The Ladies' Paradise
“I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.”
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Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian… 1795–1881Related quotes
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