"Shirley Conran" is a British novelist and journalist.

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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.

You're never too old to grow up.

First things first, second things never.

Life's too short to stuff a mushroom.

I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.