The letter of application ... should be a masterpiece of fiction, papering over all the cracks. Get it properly typed on decent writing paper. Never let it run over the page, people get bored with reading.
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.
- 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
The aristocrat, when he wants to, has very good manners. The Scottish upper classes, in particular, have that shell-shocked look that probably comes …
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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