Jilly Cooper quotes

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things. (Jilly Cooper)
Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon. View quote
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I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows. View quote
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But I always seem to finish a book and then think, oh God, I've got to pay a tax bill, so I'd better write a novel, so I tend not to stop and learn word processing. View quote
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Leo, sadly, has Parkinsons, but he used to cook all sorts of dazzling things. View quote
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I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half. View quote
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I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook. View quote
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I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969. View quote
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And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready. View quote
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There is nothing more attractive than a man who is not a New Man. View quote
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For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no. (Jilly Cooper)
I'd never have written the big books in London. View quote
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I would really like to spend more time with the family. Every time I go abroad I miss them all dreadfully. View quote
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My own parents loved each other very much. View quote
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You've simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether they'll be there tomorrow, do you? View quote
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I'm basically a very happy person and I don't have to be anybody else. View quote
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It must be a terrible pressure to have to go to the office. View quote
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I wrote my earliest piece for The Sunday Times about being a young wife. View quote
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But really I'm not terribly interested in what I eat. View quote
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I live at home and, if I want to start work at 11 o'clock, I can. View quote
Jilly Cooper

Jilly Cooper

Jilly Cooper - Image
Photo: Allan warren, GFDL
Occupation: British Author
Born: February 21, 1937
Quotes count: 20