“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
Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens. — Peter Mayle Copy Share
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food. — Peter Mayle Copy Share
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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“The effect of the weather on the inhabitants of Provence is immediate and obvious. They expect every day to be sunny, and their disposition… — Peter Mayle Copy Share
Sundays in France have a different atmosphere to other days, with fewer phone calls, no postman, no delivery men and no one banging on… — Peter Mayle Copy Share
