Michelle Gable
Michelle Gable is an American author based in San Diego. She has published two novels, A Paris Apartment in 2014 and I’ll See You in Paris in 2016, the former of which has appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List. (Michelle Gable Quotes)
“A book is nothing if it doesn’t have its own story, a thread that ties the plot together.” (Michelle Gable Quotes)
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“A writer? snorted Mrs. Spencer. – This is the most dubious presentation I have ever heard. What have you written?”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“Americans and their quest for perfection,” Luc said. “One day you will learn it’s not achievable. It’s not even something you want. So, ma chérie, here is the question I pose to you. What will you do now? You cannot worry about what you didn’t do. What will you do going forward? This is the only way to find your answers.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Before you get married, make sure you have something to talk about.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“But you give because you love, not because you expect something. If you’re lucky, you may be loved back, which is a wonderful thing, but there is no guarantee.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“Chouquettes. The perfect pastry. Puffed up. Light. They came in two versions, dusted with sugar granules or chocolate chips. April elected the sucre perlé. If you were in Paris your food might as well glitter.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Dead bodies plus a hit of absinthe are really the best cure for that insane little man.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Does he know? He doesn’t, but he hopes.”
Michelle Gable
The Book of Summer
“Even if they didn’t survive, you had a family once. Let’s talk about them. It hurts when you don’t, when the world beats on, but you’re stuck in the same place.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“He can be so self-centered and has the grace of an untrained monkey. He’s also unreliable, and riddled with all manner of physical ailments. Also, I’d be remiss not to mention his efficient lovemaking. Too efficient, if you ask me.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“Her beauty was like a falling chandelier. She was elegant and graceful and caught everyone’s eye as soon as she entered the room. Women envied her luscious auburn hair more than her figure and clothes, which is saying a lot considering her lavish glittering gowns. There were bills in the finest shops—bills paid by the finest men.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“History mattered. But it could not guarantee what might happen next.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“I leave you no choice. As soon as we hang up, I’ll text you my address. Come and we’ll have an aperitif before we go anywhere.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“If you were in Paris your food might as well glitter.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“I’ll give you a piece of advice, something you should have learned in elementary school. Don’t believe everything you read.” (Michelle Gable Quotes)
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“In that house, ignorance was an excuse for nothing, not even if you came to this country on a ship. After all, the family’s ancestors did, too, and they managed all of this.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“It’s funny how quickly tomorrow becomes yesterday and then last week and then you run out of time.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“It’s odd how something you’ve dreamed of half your life looks different once you get inside.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“I’ve fallen in love with you and it pisses me off.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“Jack loved Hollywood but could never sit through a full reel. Fifteen, twenty minutes in, he took to pacing, tapping, scratching doodles on a pad. Jack Kennedy was never at rest.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“Jews were dandy behind closed doors, as long as they were good in bed. Alicia felt like the world’s biggest fool.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“Life moves on, the world moves on, the seeds we plant continue to grow.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Never let a man dictate your life.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“She didn’t want to waste the few conversation topics she could fall back on when the going got too slippery.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Stealing someone’s husband is an extremely big responsibility. If a woman decides to go down this path, she must be absolutely sure that the man is worth all the effort. And, let there be no doubt, most men definitely don’t deserve it.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“Suddenly I caught sight of a large brass clock hanging from the far wall. The minutes were disappearing. I would be out of the hôtel by nightfall.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“Sure, the camp had a hospital, but did George ever wonder what happened to the doctors and nurses from Auschwitz, Treblinka, and the rest? The ones who performed ghastly experiments and brutally hastened the deaths of millions? They were repurposed, sent to DP camps to take care of those who survived, those they’d already tortured but not quite killed.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“The former hooligans are today the doctors, teachers and municipal councilors in this great city. “What a disappointment,” she said. – Although that’s probably how it works in life. Children grow up. “They are becoming mature people,” continued Annie, pretending to look at her invisible watch. – As for me, I’m waiting any moment to become a mature person. My mother can’t wait.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“This is life, ephemeral, transient. Just because it’s gone doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.” (Michelle Gable Quotes)
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“True love is total devotion. And sometimes you really have to give all of yourself, every last miserable piece.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“We believed Paris was the start of us. It’s the kind of city that makes you think of beginnings, or even juicy middles. Paris is a book to savor, in whole or in part, at any time and in any season. At age ninety or at thirty-four, you can open any chapter and read from there.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
“When they weren’t on the beach or sailing, Alicia and Jack were indoors, usually in the basement watching movies. Alicia missed so many important films during those frightening years.”
Michelle Gable
The Summer I Met Jack
“While the most important thing for a woman to have is money, the second most important is options. A lady must have her options.”
Michelle Gable
A Paris Apartment
“You really have to be careful with crazy people,” he said and tapped his forehead with a finger. “Either they’re dangerous, or they’re exactly the people you want to hang out with.”
Michelle Gable
I’ll See You in Paris
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