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Paris . . . is loath to surrender itself to people who are in a hurry; it belongs to the dreamers, to those capable of amusing themselves in its streets without regard to time when urgent business requires their presence elsewhere. —

Elaine Sciolino

Paris . . . is loath to surrender itself to people who are in a hurry; it belongs to the dreamers, to those capable of amusing themselves in its streets without regard to time when urgent business requires their presence elsewhere. —

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About Elaine Sciolino

Elaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times based in Paris. She has written six books.