Peter Mayle Quotes & Sayings
20 most famous Peter Mayle quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 85 year old British author born on Jun 14, 1939.
“One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.”
“There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer's day than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air.”
“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 hot weather.”
“I would dearly love to resist the temptation, if you can call it that, to worry. It's boring, it's anti-social, it's unproductive and it's depressing.”
“You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.”
“I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.”
“I don't have a boss. Well, I have a boss: the public. If the public doesn't buy my books, I would be out of a job.”
“I have a robust sense of humour which helps me deal with problems.”
“No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.”
“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 door.”
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