"France has neither winter nor summer nor..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.'”

“Demagogue--a vessel containing beer and other liquids.”

“Progressive improvement beats delayed perfection.”

“Everything is on such a clear financial basis in France. It is the simplest country to live in. No one makes things complicated by becoming your friend for any obscure reason. If you want people to like you you have only to spend a little money. I spent a little money and the waiter liked me. He appreciated my valuable qualities. He would be glad to see me, and would want me at his table. It would be a sincere liking because it would have a sound basis. I was back in France.”

“France: As a professional journalist, I like the idea of a society where it is considered an acceptable occupation to basically sit around and drink.”

“So, ask the travelled inhabitant of any nation, in what country on earth would you rather live? — Certainly, in my own, where are all my friends, my relations, and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. Which would be your second choice? France.”

“Far travel, very far travel, or travail, comes near to the worth of staying at home.”

“Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.”

“Going to another country doesn’t make any difference. I’ve tried all that. You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another. There’s nothing to that.”