#be

I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read. ↗

— Jackie Collins

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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently. ↗

— Jackie Collins

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The husbands, who sometimes have another family who's grown, are going, Now I can spend time with my baby. Oh yeah, I bet your other family is really thrilled. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#baby #bet #family #going #grown

More students have a better knowledge of pop culture than of the Constitution. ↗

— Charles Bowen

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Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine. ↗

— Joan Collins

#bottle #course #happen #irrelevant #just

And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time. ↗

— Joan Collins

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Basically, though, I believe in eating well, not eating too much but eating a variety of foods. ↗

— Joan Collins

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I consider you as old as you look and feel. And in that case I feel - I feel I'm about 39, like Jack Benny. ↗

— Joan Collins

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I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can get out there and do it. ↗

— Joan Collins

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I like to remember phone numbers because it keeps your brain active. If you don't use it, you lose it. ↗

— Joan Collins

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