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1 " On a Parisienne’s BookshelfTHERE ARE MANY BOOKS ON A PARISIENNE’S BOOKSHELF: The books you so often claim you’ve read that you actually believe you have.The books you read in school from which you remember only the main character’s name.The art books your parents give you each Christmas so you can get some “culture”.The art books that you bought yourself and which you really love.The books that you’ve been promising yourself you’ll read next summer … for the past ten years.The books you bought only because you liked the title.The books that you think makes you cool.The books you read over and over again, and that evolve along with your life.The books that remind you of someone you loved.The books you keep for your children, just in case you ever have any.The books whose first ten pages you’ve read so many times you know them by heart.The books you own simply because you must and, taken together, form intangible proof that you are well read.AND THEN THERE ARE THE BOOKS YOU HAVE READ, LOVED, AND WHICH ARE A PART OF YOUR IDENTITY:The Stranger, Albert CamusThe Elementary Particles, Michel HouellebecqBelle du Seigneur, Albert Cohen Bonjour Tristesse, Françoise SaganMadame Bovary, Gustave FlaubertL'Écume des jours, Boris VianLolita, Vladimir NabokovLes Fleurs du Mal, Charles BaudelaireJourney to the End of the Night, Louis-Ferdinand CélineÀ la recherche du temps perdu, Marcel Proust“How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits” By Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas "
― Caroline de Maigret
2 " Never mind the changes in society and in others—what has changed in you? Your heart, just like when you were twenty, still wants to beat wildly. But you’ve learned to take people as they come, whereas previously you might have been put off by their flaws, dismissing them summarily if they weren’t exactly what you wanted. You no longer demand perfection because you’ve learned that we’re all fallible. "
― Caroline de Maigret , Older, but Better, but Older
3 " Trust firmly in your luck, cling to your happiness and dare to take risks. They will see you and learn to accept you "
4 " —You got married? I can’t believe you didn’t tell us!—Did you invite your parents when you and dad got married?—They had already passed away!—You see, that’s why I didn’t invite you. You always bring everything back to your own suffering. "
― Caroline de Maigret , How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits