‘Certainly the city’s smile is reserved for those who draw near and loaf in its streets; to them it speaks a familiar, reassuring language. The soul of Paris, however, can be apprehended only from afar and from above, and it is in the silence of the sky that you hear the great and moving cry of pride and faith it upraises to the clouds’

— Julian Green, Paris

This book feels like making a new friend, but they feel so familiar, like we’ve known each other for years. Everything he’s saying feels so right. I feel the same.

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