“POINT ZÉRO DEC ROUTES DE FRANCE“Mademoiselle Oliphant. It translates to ‘Point zero of the roads of France.’ In other words, it’s the point from which all other distances in France are measured. It’s the beginning of everything. Welcome to Paris, Anna. I’m glad you’ve come.”
“Ninety-three" was the war of Europe against France, and of France against Paris. And what was the Revolution? It was the victory of France over Europe, and of Paris over France. Hence the immensity of that terrible moment?, '93, greater than all the rest of the century”
“Welcome to Paris, Anna. I'm glad you've come.”
“France is great because she is France.”
“You know, they say in France that translation is like a woman: she is either beautiful or faithful. ”
“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war”