it's a good idea to wait a few months before joining anything when you arrive at a village. A bookseller friend who retired to nearby Oxfordshire, and was worried he might be bored, got himself on to every village committee… — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
There is something infinitely dingy about the word workshop. Pray that England doesn't become a nation of workshopkeepers. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
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… — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
Go to lots of interviews, at least one a month even when you don't need a job, to keep in training for when you… — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
I would really like to spend more time with the family. Every time I go abroad I miss them all dreadfully. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
“The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.” — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
Leo, sadly, has Parkinsons, but he used to cook all sorts of dazzling things. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
Youve simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never… — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half. — Jilly Cooper Copy Share Image
