P.S. from Paris Quotes

“One day, I’m going to live in theory, because in theory everything goes perfectly . . .”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“The important thing is to make a decision,” he said. “Make what decision?” “One that will enable you to live in the present instead of constantly wondering what the future will be like.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“An angel passed. that's what the French say about a comfortable silence.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“I’m never going to fall in love with the idea of someone again.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Novels should reflect reality to some extent, otherwise they risk being sentimental.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“You only need two or three details to set the scene. More than that and you can lose the reader's interest.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“If only heartache were contagious, you would love me as much as I love you”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“A broken heart hurts like hell, I know, but it’s better than being so empty you’ve got nothing to cry about.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“If I were going to read one of your books, which one would you recommend?” “I’d recommend one by another author.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Why write tearjerkers just because they get you better reviews? You know what you have to do to win an Oscar these days? Play a character who’s lost an arm, or a leg, or a mother, or a father, or preferably all of the above. Make it miserable and squalid and base, so people will cry their eyes out and call you a genius, but if you inspire people or make them laugh? You’re not even under consideration when awards season rolls around. I’m sick of this cultural hegemony of depression.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“When you're in front of a camera, it's not the words that count but the way they sound. It hardly matters what you say as long as you say it with a smile.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Friends don’t judge friends. They just gradually learn to understand them better.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“People think writing is an easy job, and in some ways it is. Flexible hours, no boss, no real structure . . . but working without any structure is a bit like sailing a boat in the middle of the ocean. All it takes is an unexpected wave and you’re dead in the water.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“At night, Paul became part of an imaginary world where he felt happy, in the company of characters who had become his friends. When he was writing, anything was possible.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Why do girls always fall madly in love with men who only make them suffer, while they barely bat an eye at the ones who would move mountains for them?”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Mia walked down the street, leafing through the novel. She turned it over to read the back cover and smiled when she saw Paul’s photograph. This was the first time she had held a book written by someone she knew, even if she could hardly claim to know him very well. She thought back to the conversation she’d had with the bookseller and wondered why her reaction had been so testy.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“– Шлюха!
– Если бы…”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“You know what you have to do to win an Oscar these days? Play a character who’s lost an arm, or a leg, or a mother, or a father, or preferably all of the above. Make it miserable and squalid and base, so people will cry their eyes out and call you a genius, but if you inspire people or make them laugh? You’re not even under consideration when awards season rolls around. I’m sick of this cultural hegemony of depression.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“She swore her feelings for me were sincere, even though deep down she does love another man, a prisoner of the regime she’s struggling against. You probably think I should have put her in her place, but let me tell you, she was magnificent.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“If all relationships started badly, Prince Charming would disappear from every fairy tale ever written and romantic comedies would be filed under horror.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“I’m going to live in theory, because in theory everything goes perfectly . . .”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“He remembered the story of an old man who went into a church one day to reprimand God for never having helped him win the lottery—not once, not even a single little prize, and he was about to celebrate his ninety-seventh birthday. And then, from within a celestial ray of light, God’s voice boomed down to him: “Try buying a ticket first.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Define ‘absolute shit.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Your level of education. Oh, crap! A lie for a lie, let’s say PhD . . . No, I’ll just end up with a bunch of boring nerds.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Every day counts.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Mia didn’t know what she wanted, but she knew what she didn’t want any more. The waiting, the silence, the suspicion. She wanted to rediscover her appetite for life and to stop waking up with her stomach in knots.”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“Is it the freedom of characters in fiction that we find so inspiring, or the way that freedom transforms them?”
― Marc Levy, P.S. from Paris

“C'est peut-être cela, finalement, aimer vraiment. Apprendre à pardonner, sans réserve et surtout sans regrets. Poser son doigt sur la touche d'un clavier, effacer les pages grises pour tout récrire en couleur. Mieux encore, se battre pour que tout finisse bien.”
― Marc Levy, Elle & lui

“- Quand vous aimez un homme, vous ne le lui dites pas ?
- Pas forcément.
- Qu'est ce qui vous en empêche ?
- La peur, répondit Mia.
- La peur de quoi ?
- La peur de faire peur.
- Qu'est ce que c'est compliqué tout ça ! Alors que faut-il faire, dire ou ne pas dire, quand on aime quelqu'un.
- Il faut attendre un peu.
- Attendre quoi, qu'il soit trop tard ?
- Qu'il ne soit pas trop tôt.
- Et comment sait-on que le moment est venu de révéler la vérité ?
- Quand on se sent rassuré, je suppose.”
― Marc Levy, Elle & lui

“Le bonheur se trouve souvent plus près de nous qu'on ne l'imagine.”
― Marc Levy, Elle & lui