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" The fashionable woman is sexy, witty, and dry-cleaned. "
Mary Quant
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" People call things 'vulgar' when they are new to them. When they have become old, they become 'good taste.' "
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" As a child, I used to spend nearly all my summer holidays with my aunt in Wales, and we used to catch mackerel in a boat and then cook them on board. "
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" I think to myself, 'You lucky woman - how did you have all this fun?' "
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" I remember one day, when things were going frightfully well, I went to buy myself a really smashing car. I asked them to show me a Porsche with an automatic gearbox, and the salesman called over all the other salesmen, and they stood around absolutely roaring with laughter. "
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