“If the Eiffel Tower were now representing the world's age, the skin of paint ⟳ on the pinnacle-knob at its summit would represent ⟳ man's share ⟳ of that age; and anybody would perceive that that skin was what the tower was built for.”

“I must say ⟳ a word about the Eiffel Tower. I do not know ⟳ what purpose it serves today. But I then heard it greatly disparaged as well as praised. I remember ⟳ that Tolstoy was the chief among those who disparaged it. He said that the Eiffel Tower was a monument of man's folly, not of his wisdom. Tobacco, he argued, was the worst of all intoxicants, inasmuch as a man addicted to it was tempted to commit crimes which a drunkard never dared to do; liquor made a man mad, but tobacco clouded his intellect and made him build ⟳ castles in the air. The Eiffel Tower was one of the creations of a man under such influence ⟳.”

“I'm headed back down the elevator, having suppressed the impulse to buy ⟳ an Eiffel Tower table lamp or pencil sharpener.”

“Grandfathers decked out in bright yellow and green soccer jerseys, showing off Eiffel Towers shaved into the back of their heads.”

“Los Angeles is a city of image and imagination: a vast urban expanse filled with buildings and streets, yet relatively free of famous landmarks. There is neither an Eiffel Tower nor a Times Square, no Big Ben or Golden Gate Bridge to symbolize the complex essence of the city.”

“[Billy:] I'm not gay, dude. / [Malcolm:] No, you don't seem gay, man. / [Billy:] I would be down for a little Eiffel Tower action, though. / [Karen:] Not, gross! [Billy:] Well, that's not gay. […] [Karen, being hugged by Billy and Malcolm:] Squeeze ⟳ me, squeeze ⟳ me. Squeezed between my two men. A little squeezin'. [kisses air] / [Billy:] Eiffel Tower? / [Karen:] Literally no, never.”

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