“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”

“If you have ever walked in Paris, you will see that Paris will ever walk in your memoires!”

“If you're lucky, the friends you make when you're sixteen stay with you for the rest of your life. If you're smart, you know when it's time to let them go.”

“You can have the whole world looking out for you, Pari, but it is not a substitute for that one special person to share your life with.”

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

“Everything in Paris is gay," said Ignatius Gallaher. "They believe in enjoying life--and don't you think they'reright? If you want to enjoy yourself properly you must go to Paris. And, mind you, they've a great feeling forthe Irish there. When they heard I was from Ireland they were ready to eat me, man.”