Top 24 Quotes by Jilly Cooper

I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.

I'd never have written the big books in London.

For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no.

I think it bespeaks a generous nature, a man who can cook.

It must be a terrible pressure to have to go to the office.

And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready.

Never drink black coffee at lunch; it will keep you awake all afternoon.

I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.

At home I have big vats of cabbage soup that I make to slim down.

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.