PARIS QUOTES
quotations about Paris
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Paris is a city of centralisation--and centralisation and classification are closely allied. In the early times, when centralisation is becoming a fact, its forerunner is classification. All things which are similar or analogous become grouped together, and from the grouping of groups rises one whole or central point. We see radiating many long arms with innumerable tentaculae, and in the centre rises a gigantic head with a comprehensive brain and keen eyes to look on every side and ears sensitive to hear--and a voracious mouth to swallow.
BRAM STOKER, "The Burial of the Rats"
Paris is like a whore. From a distance she seems ravishing, you can't wait until you have her in your arms. And five minutes later you feel empty, disgusted with yourself. You feel tricked.
HENRY MILLER, Tropic of Cancer
Paris was sad. One of the saddest towns: weary of its now-mechanical sensuality, weary of the tension of money, money, money, weary even of resentment and conceit, just weary to death, and still not sufficiently Americanized or Londonized to hide the weariness under a mechanical jig-jig-jig!
D. H. LAWRENCE, Lady Chatterley's Lover
- Yea, Paris is a festive ton -- a festive
- Ton for all! Skate o'er on joy --
- Thin crust of gilded, polished joy!
- What matters it if Hell's beneath?
WILLIAM BATCHELDER GREENE, "Paris the Ton," Cloudrifts at Twilight
In Paris you're always surrounded by French people.
DAVID SEDARIS, Time Magazine, Jun. 2004
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