Toujours Provence Quotes

“Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to be taken seriously. It is an unmistakable signal that he has decided - after weeks or months or sometimes years - that he likes you. It would be chulish and unfriendly of you not to return the compliment. And so, just when you are at last feeling comfortable with vous and all the plurals that go with it, you are thrust headlong in to the singular world of tu.”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“Shop early for the best, we had often been told, and wait until just before the market closes for the cheapest.”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“The day when a Frenchman switches from the formality of vous to the familiarity of tu is a day to be taken seriously. It is an unmistakable signal that he has decided—after weeks or months or sometimes years—that he likes you.”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“A diplomat, according to Alex Dreier, is “anyone who thinks twice before saying nothing.”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“which”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence

“Peut-etre,”
― Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence