I would really like to spend more time with the family. Every time I go abroad I miss them all dreadfully. – Jilly Cooper
I have a theory that the secret of marital happiness is simple: drink in different pubs to your other half. – Jilly Cooper
If you look across the valley, you can see exactly what I mean: about four beautiful houses, and you think something is happening in each of them. It’s like a mural. – Jilly Cooper
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. – Jilly Cooper
The bank told us we ought to sell this house to pay off our overdraft. Riders saved the day. I was so pleased when it got to number one, I went all around the fields crying and crying. – Jilly Cooper
I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969. – Jilly Cooper
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. – Jilly Cooper
And I would really like to be a grandmother, but only when Felix or Emily meet the right person and are ready. – Jilly Cooper
You’ve simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether they’ll be there tomorrow, do you? – Jilly Cooper
