There is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage: a marriage in which there is love, but on one side only.
A grapefruit is just a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.
M. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.
Really, if the lower orders don't set a good example, what on earth is the use of them?
I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.
If I hadn't believed it, then I wouldn't have seen it