The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes from banging their heads on low beams leaping to their feet whenever a woman comes into the room. Aristocrats are also deeply male chauvinist, and ... on the whole they tend to be reactionary.
The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes … - Jilly Cooper
The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes …
- Jilly Cooper
I'm basically a very happy person and I don't have to be anybody else. - Jilly Cooper
I'm basically a very happy person and I don't have to be anybody else.
I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half. - Jilly Cooper
I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half.
I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows. - Jilly Cooper
I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.
I'm not wild about holidays. They always seem a ludicrously expensive way of proving there's no place like home. - Jilly Cooper
I'm not wild about holidays. They always seem a ludicrously expensive way of proving there's no place like home.
Although it is the biggest time-waster in office life, you must never underrate the importance of the memo. You will be judged by the volume of your … - Jilly Cooper
Although it is the biggest time-waster in office life, you must never underrate the importance of the memo. You will be judged by the volume of your …
If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight. - Jilly Cooper
If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight.
People who can write a book usually do. - Jilly Cooper
People who can write a book usually do.
The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. - Jilly Cooper
The male - I have found - is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.
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