Quote by Victor Hugo

To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!

— Victor Hugo

Being a Parisian is not about being born in Paris, it is about being reborn there.

— Sacha Guitry

“Many French people were difficult conversationalists. Asking them not only where they were originally from but what they did in life was considered rude—I…

— Edmund White

“The American School of Paris is one of those strange places in foreign cities where expatriates huddle together in a defensive circle and try…

— Amy Plum

You chose to come to Paris, of all places,” Mencheres replied. So what? Got something against the French?

— Jeaniene Frost

I was born and raised in Paris.

— Evan Fournier

“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

In Paris you're always surrounded by French people.

— David Sedaris

“Parisians are always in a big hurry, but are especially frantic if they’re behind you. They’re desperate to be where they rightfully feel they…

— David Lebovitz

“They stamped their own pattern of lovers onto the fabric of Paris.”

— Emma Calin

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

— Carine Roitfeld

“The Parisian is of all men the most sophisticated. Paris is a city of realists, unaffected by sentimentality; a city of industry and thrift;…

— Sidney Dark