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Conran's Law of Housework—it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.
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I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.
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A Superwoman isn't a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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Shirley Conran
Born:
September 21, 1932
Died:
May 9, 2024
(aged 91)
Bio:
Dame Shirley Ida Conran DBE (née Pearce) was a British author, designer, journalist and social entrepreneur.
Known for:
Savages (1987)
Lace 2 (1985)
Crimson (1991)
Tiger Eyes (1994)
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