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> [“You can be with a man for twenty years and never really know who he truly is. Then again, you can meet a man and know everything about him in an instant.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/you-can-be-with-a-man-for-twenty-years-and-never-really-know-who-he/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

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## More by Barbara Taylor Bradford

> [“once that each of us is the author of our own lives? That we are responsible for what we are? For the deeds, both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/once-that-each-of-us-is-the-author-of-our-own-lives-that-we-are/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“Mary never made it to the board meeting. Cunning Elizabeth simply arranged for her cousin's tennis instructor to "delay" her for an hour or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/mary-never-made-it-to-the-board-meeting-cunning-elizabeth-simply/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [I will never stop writing. People often ask when I will retire, but I say it's none of their business. Writing defines who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/i-will-never-stop-writing-people-often-ask-when-i-will-retire-but-i/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“Sleeping with a man half your age can be exhausting, but if it's too much for him you can always find a younger man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/sleeping-with-a-man-half-your-age-can-be-exhausting-but-if-it-s-too/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“He's half my ex-husband's age, but twice as energetic when we have sex. And twice as grateful afterwards.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/he-s-half-my-ex-husband-s-age-but-twice-as-energetic-when-we-have-sex/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“The clock in the church tower”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/the-clock-in-the-church-tower/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“tries, and tries very hard, but she doesn’t know what it’s like to be the sole survivor, the only one left of one’s contemporaries.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/tries-and-tries-very-hard-but-she-doesn-t-know-what-it-s-like-to-be/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/she-put-her-hand-in-his-and-he-clasped-it-firmly-knowing-he-had-been/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [What is done can never be undone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/what-is-done-can-never-be-undone/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/a-person-with-taste-is-merely-one-who-can-recognize-the-greatest/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/life-always-gets-harder-towards-the-summit-the-cold-increases/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“You can be with a man for twenty years and never really know who he truly is. Then again, you can meet a man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/you-can-be-with-a-man-for-twenty-years-and-never-really-know-who-he/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [In my opinion, moderation is a vastly overrated virtue, particularly when applied to work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/in-my-opinion-moderation-is-a-vastly-overrated-virtue-particularly/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [If anyone asks me whether I like being a popular writer, I ask them whether they think I'd rather be an unpopular writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/if-anyone-asks-me-whether-i-like-being-a-popular-writer-i-ask-them/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

> [“Yes, damn it, I love you! But the bedroom is not the boardroom, Robert. In the boardroom only one person can be in charge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-taylor-bradford/yes-damn-it-i-love-you-but-the-bedroom-is-not-the-boardroom-robert-in/)

[Barbara Taylor Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-taylor-bradford/)

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