Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle
Peter Mayleis a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provence, France...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth14 June 1939
wall thinking looks
The great thing about having money is that you can actually just get on with your life and not have to think about paying the bills or crouch over The Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times and look at the stock figures and things like that. That bores me rigid.
morning routine slugs
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.
meat slaughter cooks
The English kill their meat twice: once when they slaughter it and once when they cook it.
writing office my-own
I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's.
two irritation joy
Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.
positive men good-man
Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.