"Next to the defeated politician, the writer is……" — Peter Mayle
"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 doesn’t love him (enough). The blank sheet of paper is an enemy. The publisher is a cheapskate. The critic is a philistine. The public doesn’t understand him. His wife doesn’t understand him. The bartender doesn’t understand him."
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Peter Mayle
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25 Quotes by Peter Mayle
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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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Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
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