“The French, it seems to me, strike a happy balance between intimacy and reserve. Some of this must be helped by the language, which lends itself to graceful expression even when dealing with fairly basic subjects.... And there's that famously… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
I have a very set routine. I work six days a week, but only half days. I work from 9 in the morning till… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens. — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food. — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to be taken seriously. It… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
“Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth. He sees hardship and unfairness wherever he looks.… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
“We had been here often before as tourists, desperate for our annual ration of two or three weeks of true heat and sharp light.… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
“Only snobs kiss once, I was told, or those unfortunates who suffer from congenital froideur. I then saw what I assumed to be the… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
“He then expounded a remarkable theory, which had occurred to him while he was playing the clarinet during one of the power cuts that… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
