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I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I was not poor, I was needy. They told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. (Oh not deprived but rather underprivileged.) Then they told me underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still don’t have a dime but I have a great vocabulary.

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Shirley Conran

Shirley Conran

Shirley Conran (born September 21, 1932) is the ex-wife of British designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer Sir Terence Conran. She is the mother of designers Sebastian Conran and Jasper Conran. She is a bestselling author in her own right whose books include Lace and Superwoman .

She was educated at the University of Portsmouth.

Shirley Conran is well known for having said: "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom".

She was successfully treated for skin cancer several years ago.

She has homes in France and London. In addition to novel writing, she has been a columnist for Vanity Fair (magazine) , women's editor of The Daily Mail newspaper and a feature writer for The Observer newspaper.

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