Marguerite Duras - Paris Quotes

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Paradoxically, the freedom of Paris is associated with a persistent belief that nothing ever changes. Paris, they say, is the city that changes least. After an absence of twenty or thirty years, one still recognizes it.

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People come to Paris, to the capital, to give their lives a sense of belonging, of an almost mythical participation in society.

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Nowhere is one more alone than in Paris... and yet surrounded by crowds. Nowhere is one more likely to incur greater ridicule. And no visit is more essential.

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