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. Peter Mayle Read Quote
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. Peter Mayle Read Quote
In the south of France the phones cut in and out, the electricity isn’t particularly reliable. I think many people would get very irritated with that life. Peter Mayle Read Quote
I have a very set routine. I work six days a week, but only half days. I work from 9 in the morning till 1 in the afternoon, without any interruptions, a fair slug. Peter Mayle Read Quote
When I was very young in London, I had a bank account, which didn’t have a great deal in it. I should think at least every three months the bank manager would call me up and threaten to strangle me because I had no money, and I was writing checks. Peter Mayle Read Quote
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. Peter Mayle Read Quote
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. Peter Mayle Read Quote
Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens. Peter Mayle Read Quote
You don’t like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature. Peter Mayle Read Quote
