55 Quotes by Peter Mayle

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.

There are plenty of miserable millionaires all over the place.

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 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.

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.

I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.

It's very nice to meet the people who read my books.

Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.