Eiffel tower Quote by James A. Baldwin

In Paris you're always surrounded by French people.

— David Sedaris

“I know of no other place that is so fascinating yet so frustrating, so aware of the world and its own place within it…

— Sarah Turnbull

The French consider themselves the guardians of the world's culture and do not bother to hide the fact, which is annoying, but Paris is…

— Michael Korda

I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood...…

— Michel de Montaigne

This (Paris,France) wouldn't be a bad place, but it's full of Frenchmen.

— Bobby Heenan

“Paris . . . is loath to surrender itself to people who are in a hurry; it belongs to the dreamers, to those capable…

— Elaine Sciolino

I am Parisian. I don't love the French.

— Carine Roitfeld

I don't feel French at all. That was never really a concern, and it's limiting to think that way. I think Paris is more…

— Nicolas Ghesquiere

“The French have such an attractive civilization, dedicated to calm pleasures and general tolerance, and their taste in every domain is so sharp, so…

— Edmund White

I like Paris. My problem is I don't like Parisians.

— Olivier Martinez

“It has become somewhat trite, nowadays, to say that after so many years of destruction it is a kind of miracle that Paris is…

— Julien Green

I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash…

— Leslie Caron