British - Author | June 14, 1939 - January 18, 2018
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
FatherSchoolMeWeatherEnoughHot
One must never forget that life is unfair. But sometimes, with a bit of luck, this works in your favour.
LifeLuckNever ForgetSometimes
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.
MenDoorPhoneDaysDeliveryFrance
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 you wrote 20 years ago.
FunnyMoneyGovernmentYouSay
I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.
GreatI AmPeopleControlOwnAm
You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.
YouMadSheHerHousewifeSteam
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.
WalkDayGardeningNightEndBetter
It's very nice to meet the people who read my books.
PeopleNiceMeetBooksWhoRead
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.
LifePeopleThinkElectricityPhones
No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.
FoodMatterSouthernBackground
Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.
JourneySimpleYourselfYouNothing
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.
WorkGreatSchoolThinkMissedOut
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