... she was a pudding of immaturity and precocious wisdom that had not yet set into a stable mold.

In Paris, women were not considered interesting until they were middle-aged. The Mist of Montmartre

Back off, asshole. I haven't had a woman today, so I'm in no mood for this kind of bullshit.

In Paris, everything's for sale: wise virgins, foolish virgins, truth and lies, tears and smiles.

The one who is doing his work and getting satisfaction from it is not the one the poverty is hard on.

Ne cherche jamais l'amour, laisse que celui-ci te cherche. Rappelle toi qu'on est 7 milliards

If you ask the great city, ‘Who is this person?,’ she will answer, ‘He is my child.

Ce que Paris conseille, l'Europe le médite ; ce que Paris commence, l'Europe le continue.

... you’ll have to fall in love at least once in your life, or Paris has failed to rub off on you.

Goddammit! How does the world keep spinning with women on the planet?"Ian St. John in THE POMPEII SCROLL

When good Americans die, they go to Paris,' the ghost said, after taking a drag on a small cigarette.

By seeing how small the world is, I realize how capable I am. I can conquer anything. Anywhere. Anyone.

The mind, stretched to new dimensions by images, thoughts and ideas, can never return to its former shape.

Happiness was useless to me. It was heartache that filled my purse. What happy man has need of Shakespeare?

Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness.