Peter Mayle Quotes
Top 29 wise famous quotes and sayings by Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Peter Mayle on Wise Famous Quotes.
The people of Provence greeted spring with uncharacteristic briskness, as if nature had given everyone an injection of sap.
I left school at 16 and skipped university to work, initially as a waiter. I think I missed out on what would have been great years.
Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.
It was exciting at first... Then it became routine. I guess everything does, even if it's dangerous.
You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.
Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.
I would dearly love to resist the temptation, if you can call it that, to worry. It's boring, it's anti-social, it's unproductive and it's depressing.
I was lucky enough to spend some of my school days in Barbados, where my father was working, and this gave me a taste for hot weather.
What a marvelous sunset,' she said. 'Yes,' replied her husband. 'Most impressive for such a small village.
Sundays in France have a different atmosphere to other days, with fewer phone calls, no postman, no delivery men and no one banging on the door.
I don't have a boss. Well, I have a boss: the public. If the public doesn't buy my books, I would be out of a job.
One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.