A Paris Apartment Quotes

“Life moves on, the world moves on, the seeds we plant continue to grow.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“If you were in paris your food might as well glitter.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“History mattered. But it could not guarantee what might happen next.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“Americans and their quest for perfection,” Luc said. “One day you will learn it’s not achievable. It’s not even something you want. So, ma chérie, here is the question I pose to you. What will you do now? You cannot worry about what you didn’t do. What will you do going forward? This is the only way to find your answers.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“It’s funny how quickly tomorrow becomes yesterday and then last week and then you run out of time.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“It’s odd how something you’ve dreamed of half your life looks different once you get inside.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“Dead bodies plus a hit of absinthe are really the best cure for that insane little man.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“Chouquettes. The perfect pastry. Puffed up. Light. They came in two versions, dusted with sugar granules or chocolate chips. April elected the sucre perlé. If you were in Paris your food might as well glitter. After”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“While the most important thing for a woman to have is money, the second most important is options. A lady must have her options.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“April remembered her hesitation when she first stepped into Marthe’s apartment and saw the dust-caked furniture clumped in groups and shrouded from the outside. Assessing so many pieces seemed dauntingly hopeless at the time, never mind the matter of how to make sense of the assets’ meaning and value. Still, April dug in and ultimately found what she needed. Provenance mattered. History mattered. But it could not guarantee what might happen next. Her marriage was no less overwhelmed, no less cluttered. This time, though, April knew what kind of courage would be required, the honesty it would take, to root around until her hands cracked and fingernails bled. After tackling Marthe’s chaos, her own did not appear quite so bad. There was value there. And unlike with Madame de Florian, there were only two people who needed to see it.”
― Michelle Gable, A Paris Apartment

“taquine”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“ajouta-t-il avec un coup d’œil à sa montre, il est entendu que si l’état de Mme Vannier devenait vraiment critique, je pourrais vous les réclamer plus tôt. April hocha la tête en retenant son souffle.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“April n’aurait su dire s’il voulait plaisanter ou s’il parlait sérieusement, quoiqu’il ne soit guère réputé pour son humour ou pour ses blagues. Sa belle-mère prétendait qu’il était passé directement de l’adolescence à l’âge mûr.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“beugla”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“pompette.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“Quel chemin j’ai parcouru”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“ombrageux”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“vite fait bien fait.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“rodomontades.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“Oui, il s’agit bien de menaces.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“ce dont je suis la première à me féliciter.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“chichis.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“En outre, elle sentait son cerveau et son bon sens la lâcher. Une petite voix intérieure lui demanda si Luc n’avait pas une idée derrière la tête en proposant de la raccompagner.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“Puis-je vous raccompagner à votre appartement. Le quartier est sûr, mais ce serait indigne d’un gentleman de vous laissez rentrer seule.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“ils lui arrivaient à la poitrine.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“lanière.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“en bandoulière”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“apartés”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“renvoi),”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié

“— Qui vous parle du grand monsieur ? protesta Luc. Je ne m’intéresse pas du tout à lui. Pas plus qu’à votre statut financier, vos commissions sur les ventes ou le coût des catalogues. Non, là n’était pas la question.”
― Michelle Gable, L'appartement oublié