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

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

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

“Paris and Fashion. Books and Art. What would one be ... without the other?”

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

“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.”