Kathy Lette
Australian-British author
People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
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No sense of humor.
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Maggie O'Farrell
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Interrupting or talking over people. As a stammerer, I am particularly alert to this.
Lying, unreliability.
Arrogance and a lack of respect for others.
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