595 Quotes About Paris

She had the lovely high cheekbones for arrogance.

The sign above the door was written in French. It read: ARRÊTE ! C’EST ICI L’EMPIRE DE LA MORT.“That means,” he explained to Gini, “‘Stop! It is here the Empire of Death.

The old Paris is no more (the form of a city changes faster, alas! than a mortal's heart).

Il me dit qu'il aime Paris, qu'il ne pourrait pas habiter ailleurs, qu'il a vécu à Londres, à New York, mais qu'il n'aime que Paris, à cause de ce passé sulfureux qui émane des murs et qui flotte dans les rues, à cause de la lumière des réverbères sur les trottoirs humides et des visages tristes derrière les vitres des cafés.

I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood.... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.

It is a good thing to go to Paris for a few days if you have had a lot of trouble, and that is my advice to everyone except Parisians.

Though you may leave Paris, Paris never really leaves you.

Retrouver Paris! savez-vous ce que c'est, ô Parisiens?

A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life...