“ I'm trying... How could I put it? I'm trying to get far enough down the line so that I can remember. I stopped, then continued: so that I can remember without the pain killing meAnd the days were stac… Marian Keyes
“ I loved being in my own head so much, it was getting harder and harder being with other people. Marian Keyes
“ I should have learned mindfulness, and it’s too late now because it’s no good learning it when you’re already in crisis: you have to start when things are good. But only the very, very oddest would th… Marian Keyes
“ They seem like a different race to me and I make sure never to get into disagreements with them, because any puny thing I say gets dashed on the rocks of their robust, shouty certainty. Marian Keyes
“ As you know, I don't believe in fear, just an invention by men so they get all the money and good jobs... Marian Keyes
“ Because you promised? But you've promised me load of things. Like to cherish me and to love till death do us part. Marian Keyes
“ He's a waiter, not a Mafia stooge, so what's he going to do? Blac pepper them to death? Compliment them into a coma? Run them over with the dessert trolley? Marian Keyes
“ I had spent my whole life feeling homesick. The only difference between the two of us was that I didn't know what or where home was. Marian Keyes
“ If he says he doesn't love you anymore and does love this other woman, you've got to accept it. Maybe he will come back, maybe he won't, but either way, you've got to live through this. Marian Keyes
“ As they say in New York, Get over it and, if you can't get over it, Get over talking about it. Marian Keyes
“ Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right. Marian Keyes
“ You've recognised a fundamental feature of an addict's life. Maintaining your habit is so important you've no real interest in anything else. Marian Keyes
“ People don't tend to employ me. I'm the wrong personality type. Or rather, people do tend to employ me for a short time and then they sack me. A film broker once told me, as she terminated my contract… Marian Keyes
“ Is this what life is all about? To bring us face to face with our worst fears until they no longer scare us? Marian Keyes
“ However, my sense of hospitality decreases in direct proportion to the number of glasses of wine that I've had, so by dessert and coffee time I am usually far too relaxed (all right then, far too drun… Marian Keyes
“ Insomnia is an enemy that attacks in many forms. Sometimes it shows up the moment I get into bed and lingers for a couple of hours. Other nights, it stays away until about 5 a.m. and then butts in and… Marian Keyes
