"I left school at 16 and skipped university……" — 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."
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25 Quotes by Peter Mayle
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Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we…
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Sunglasses must be kept on until an acquaintance is identified at one of the tables, but one must not appear…
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The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to…
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I have a terrible weakness for collecting snatches of other people's conversations, and occasionally I'm rewarded with unusual fragments of…
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Next to the defeated politician, the writer is the most vocal and inventive griper on earth. He sees hardship and…
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It is at a time like this, when crisis threatens the stomach, that the French display the most sympathetic side…
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There is nothing like a comfortable adventure to put people in a good humor. . .
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Prescription for writer’s block: fear of poverty.
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I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's.
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Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity.
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Best advice I've ever received: Finish.
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