“For anyone who wanted to throw away his watch, along with his past, this was the place.”

“The French know the intrinsic value of holding on to the past, its pleasures, its promises, and its tender mercies.”

“There are people in this world so rich that when it rains they simply fly away on private jets in search of sun.”

“Who knew? Spies read.”

“He had learned Lesson One: Let French women tell you what they want.”

“How could I ever forget my best friend, the man, who had changed my destiny simply by allowing me to write about him?”

“...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.”