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Jeffrey Bernard

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Also known as Jeffrey Joseph Bernard

British journalist (1932-1997)

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Reach for the Ground
  • Low Life
  • Tales from the Turf
  • Tales from the turf
  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Still Unwell

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Quotes

  • During one of my annual visits to the great Fred Winter's yard I said to him, 'Good God, Fred, your horses look magnificent. Beautifully fit.' Of course they do, you twit,' he said. 'They don't sit up all night drinking gin and tonic and playing cards.'
  • Since 1960 or thereabouts, when the Beatles and feminism came to power and destroyed the civilisation I was rather fond of...
  • In 1950 when I was boxing I wanted to put on 3lb so my trainer made me put a teaspoon of powdered gelatine into the cup every time I took tea. It was fairly revolting & might possibly explain the final hammering I took.
  • [On the Feminist Dale Spender] It staggers me. In fact I have not been so staggered since I last wore 8oz gloves.
  • As for asking me have I ever felt remorse after drinking, I have been living with remorse for years now. She wakes me up every morning. She puts me to bed at night and yea though I run through the valley of Oxford St to the Coach & Horses she is by my side.
  • I could stuff a pillow with the amount of confetti I have had thrown at me. And could I sleep easily on that? No.

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