The chief danger about Paris is that it is such a strong stimulant. ✨ …

T. S. Eliot
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The chief danger about Paris is that it is such a strong stimulant. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2011). The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 1: 1898-1922, p.537, Faber & Faber
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The chief danger about Paris is that it is such a strong stimulant. ✨ T.S. Eliot (2011). The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 1: 1898-1922, p.537, Faber & Faber

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