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

“In Paris, everything was fixable for the right price.”

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

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

“This would become a lifelong pattern, sitting in my comfort zone high above the world in some sort of self-imposed exile.”

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

“Who knew? Spies read.”