"[On her marriage to (Sir) Terence Conran in 1955] It was just criticise, criticise, criticise, from morning to night. It was very wearing. I said at one point, "What I don’t understand is why you want me to stay." He had a good think and then said, "Because you are a very valuable business asset, because you make me laugh and because I got used to you, like my old school rug." What I wanted him to say, of course, was, "I love you." So I walked out."
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Interviewed by Janice Turner, as cited in "Shirley Conran: bonkbusters, mummy porn and housework", The Times (14 July 2012)
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Shirley Conran
Dame Shirley Ida Conran DBE (née Pearce; 21 September 1932 – 9 May 2024) was an English novelist, designer, and journalist.
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