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There are plenty of miserable millionaires all over the place. — Peter Mayle

The people of Provence greeted spring with uncharacteristic briskness, as if nature had given everyone an injection of sap. — Peter Mayle

Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity. — Peter Mayle

La Closerie, in Ansouis. — Peter Mayle

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. — Peter Mayle

My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career. — Abigail Washburn

It got so ridiculous that I was like, there's no way this is going to last. — Philip J. Kaplan

I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's. — Peter Mayle

Beh oui. Better sticky than burned. — Peter Mayle

Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye. — Hill Harper

Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens. — Peter Mayle

You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature. — Peter Mayle

I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives. — Peter Mayle

I have a robust sense of humour which helps me deal with problems. — Peter Mayle

Shut up in public those bloody private wounds. — Sylvia Plath

It's very nice to meet the people who read my books. — Peter Mayle

It was exciting at first... Then it became routine. I guess everything does, even if it's dangerous. — Peter Mayle

Lara's done very well recently and I never had any doubts about the abilities of Lara or Waugh. — Sachin Tendulkar

Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words. — Peter Mayle

Either way, it will cost you. You will for pay for your education or pay for your ignorance. — Kathy McClary

Very little happens in my books. — Peter Mayle

Blood cannot be without dancing. There is no dancing without blood. — Cameron Conaway

The only time the press doesn't sensationalize information is when one of their own is kidnapped. Interesting how they show restraint then. — Jim Norton

There's certainly something to be said about the old truism Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. — Vi Keeland

If you don't have a plan of life, you'll never have order. — Josemaria Escriva

Best advice I've ever received: Finish. — Peter Mayle

The English kill their meat twice: once when they slaughter it and once when they cook it. — Peter Mayle

One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour. — Peter Mayle

Oh, that,' he said. 'Poncet is grooming his ass. — Peter Mayle

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. — Peter Mayle

No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food. — Peter Mayle

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. — Peter Mayle

I want the best of everything for everybody, and it will cost millions. — Joyce Cary

What a marvelous sunset,' she said. 'Yes,' replied her husband. 'Most impressive for such a small village. — Peter Mayle

In my opinion, theater shouldn't give advice to citizens. — Vaclav Havel

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. — Peter Mayle

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. — Peter Mayle

Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman. — Peter Mayle

A connoisseur of woe needs fresh worries from time to time, or he will become complacent. — Peter Mayle

There is nothing like a comfortable adventure to put people in a good humor ... — Peter Mayle

Prescription for writer's block: fear of poverty. — Peter Mayle