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title: "4 Years Paris Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“We knew what we had and what it meant, and though so much had happened since for both of us, there was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-mclain/we-knew-what-we-had-and-what-it-meant-and-though-so-much-had-happened/)

[Paula McLain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-mclain/)

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> [The whole of Paris is a vast university of Art, Literature and Music... it is worth anyone's while to dally here for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-thurber/the-whole-of-paris-is-a-vast-university-of-art-literature-and-music/)

[James Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-thurber/)

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> [I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mccrory/i-spent-my-teenage-years-in-paris-when-my-dad-was-stationed-there-and/)

[Helen McCrory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mccrory/)

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> [“With its wide, tree-lined boulevards and rich architectural heritage dating back over a thousand years, Paris had long been considered a jewel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-jordan/with-its-wide-tree-lined-boulevards-and-rich-architectural-heritage/)

[Will Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-jordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f69/will-jordan-30455_art_with-its-wide-tree-lined-boulevards-and_3049667.jpg)

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