All Peter Mayle Quotes
- Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… Abandoned
- Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words. Achievment
- Sunglasses must be kept on until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables, but one must not appear to be looking for company.… Acquaintance
- The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to be taken seriously. It is… All
- I have a terrible weakness for collecting snatches of other people's conversations, and occasionally I'm rewarded with unusual fragments of knowledge. My favorite of the… Allow
- Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth. He sees hardship and unfairness wherever he looks. His… Agent
- It is at a time like this, when crisis threatens the stomach, that the French display the most sympathetic side of their nature. Tell them… Commiserate
- There is nothing like a comfortable adventure to put people in a good humor. . . Adventure
- Prescription for writer’s block: fear of poverty. Block
- I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's. Comfortably
- Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity. Daily
- Best advice I've ever received: Finish. Advice
- Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman. Any
- The funny thing in France is that writers are not allowed to retire, because the French government say you are still earning money from books… Ago
- I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives. Believer
- 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… Barbados
- 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… Atmosphere
- No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food. Background
- Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens. Albeit
- 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… Been