Lisa Birnbach Quotes

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She doesn't say 'I told you so' nearly as often as she could.

Lisa Birnbach

If you tell a friend a secret, she will keep the secret by telling only one other person.

Lisa Birnbach

Though she has a lot of dirt on you, she'd never blackmail you.

Lisa Birnbach

Preppy clothes are built to last, since they certainly won't go out of style.

Lisa Birnbach

Looking, acting, and ultimately being Prep is not restricted to an elite minority lucky enough to attend prestigious private schools, just because an ancestor or two happened to arrive here on the Mayflower. You don't even have to be a registered Republican.

Lisa Birnbach

In a true democracy everyone can be upper class and live in Connecticut.

Lisa Birnbach

Wool, cotton, and the odd bits of silk and cashmere are the only acceptable materials for Prep clothes. They look better. They require professional maintenance. They are more expensive.

Lisa Birnbach

Lisa Birnbach

Lisa Birnbach

Born: 1957 (age 69)

Bio: Lisa R. Birnbach is an author best known for co-authoring The Official Preppy Handbook, which spent 38 weeks at number one on the New York Times bestseller list in 1980.

Known for:

The Official Preppy Handbook (1980)
True Prep: It's a Whole New Old World (2010)
1,003 Great Things about Kids (1998)
1,003 Great Things About Teachers (2000)

Lisa Birnbach on Wikipedia

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