Possible Clues:

• I'll need to be on top of eastern sacred writings, entering exam in Chinese?
• Love story mostly about love in Paris (Eastern)
• Light blue partner of Connecticut and Vermont
• Wading bird
• No regret for Piaf in smearing of alto from 1 down, say?
• Nothing I included in payment for letter from faraway region
• Avenue between Reading Railroad and Chance
• Eastern relation going potty
• Asian and old international swamped by money from letting property
• Chinese or Japanese e.g