“ ...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery. Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ Whatever the unknown in Europe, it had to be better than the known in a small town, where truth was hidden behind smiles, pleasantries, and an abundance of stretch lace at weddings. Whatever, the yet-… Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ In Paris, women were not considered interesting until they were middle-aged. The Mist of Montmartre Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ How could I ever forget my best friend, the man, who had changed my destiny simply by allowing me to write about him? Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ For anyone who wanted to throw away his watch, along with his past, this was the place. Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ There are people in this world so rich that when it rains they simply fly away on private jets in search of sun. Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ This would become a lifelong pattern, sitting in my comfort zone high above the world in some sort of self-imposed exile. Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ The French know the intrinsic value of holding on to the past, its pleasures, its promises, and its tender mercies. Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ In Paris, the dance was everything. The dance of romance was what a man could remember in his old age. Didn’t all young Americans come to Europe in search of that kind of romance? Peggy Kopman-Owens
“ I write to raise the curtain on life's endless possibilities. Because you asked, "Pourquoi? Peggy Kopman-Owens