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title: "8 Fling Quotes By Marian Keyes"
description: "8 Fling quotes by Marian Keyes. Plus more from Marian Keyes and more Fling sayings from other authors."
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> [“As they say in New York, Get over it and, if you can't get over it, Get over talking about it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/as-they-say-in-new-york-get-over-it-and-if-you-can-t-get-over-it-get/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“He's a waiter, not a Mafia stooge, so what's he going to do? Black pepper them to death? Compliment them into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/he-s-a-waiter-not-a-mafia-stooge-so-what-s-he-going-to-do-black/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“If it was that beautiful, why did I leave you”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/if-it-was-that-beautiful-why-did-i-leave-you/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“Don't make the mistake of letting pride get in the way of forgiveness. You still love him. He still loves you. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/don-t-make-the-mistake-of-letting-pride-get-in-the-way-of-forgiveness/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“Because you promised? But you've promised me load of things. Like to cherish me and to love till death do us part.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/because-you-promised-but-you-ve-promised-me-load-of-things-like-to/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“He didn't even attempt to smile and I knew then that I had lost him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/he-didn-t-even-attempt-to-smile-and-i-knew-then-that-i-had-lost-him/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“If he says he doesn't love you anymore and does love this other woman, you've got to accept it. Maybe he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/if-he-says-he-doesn-t-love-you-anymore-and-does-love-this-other-woman/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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> [“No one knows how strong they are until they have to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/no-one-knows-how-strong-they-are-until-they-have-to-be/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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## More by Marian Keyes

> [“As they say in New York, Get over it and, if you can't get over it, Get over talking about it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/as-they-say-in-new-york-get-over-it-and-if-you-can-t-get-over-it-get/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [I rang my mother to thank her for giving birth to me and she said, "What choice had I? You were in there, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-rang-my-mother-to-thank-her-for-giving-birth-to-me-and-she-said/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-should-have-learned-mindfulness-and-it-s-too-late-now-because-it-s/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“The last time I’d been unwell, suicidally depressed, whatever you want to call it, the reactions of my friends and family had fallen into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/the-last-time-i-d-been-unwell-suicidally-depressed-whatever-you-want/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [I'm not looking for pity, I'm really not, but I'm constantly uneasy and every day it is pretty much like getting up and going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-m-not-looking-for-pity-i-m-really-not-but-i-m-constantly-uneasy-and/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/some-think-love-can-be-measured-by-the-amount-of-butterflies-in-their/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“Guilt is a self-indulgence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/guilt-is-a-self-indulgence/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“I awake. I don’t mean to but clearly I have not appeased the Sleep Gods with enough offerings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-awake-i-don-t-mean-to-but-clearly-i-have-not-appeased-the-sleep/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [It was only when the salt water of my tears ran into my cuts and made them sting that I discovered I was crying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/it-was-only-when-the-salt-water-of-my-tears-ran-into-my-cuts-and-made/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [I wished there was some kind of switch on my brain. That I could turn it off in the same way that I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-wished-there-was-some-kind-of-switch-on-my-brain-that-i-could-turn/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“I click to buy it and I’m furious to discover that it’s not available in Ireland and they won’t post it from abroad and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-click-to-buy-it-and-i-m-furious-to-discover-that-it-s-not-available/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [I've never made a secret of the fact that I'd have loved to have children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/i-ve-never-made-a-secret-of-the-fact-that-i-d-have-loved-to-have/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“As if, within their high-pitched cries and songs, there are coded threats.     ‘Sometimes you get what you want and sometimes you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/as-if-within-their-high-pitched-cries-and-songs-there-are-coded/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [“If it don't come back, it was never yours. If it comes back, it's yours to keep.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/if-it-don-t-come-back-it-was-never-yours-if-it-comes-back-it-s-yours/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

> [Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup. Forget the laughs, forget the fights, forget the sex, forget the jealousy. But take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marian-keyes/failed-relationships-can-be-described-as-so-much-wasted-makeup-forget/)

[Marian Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marian-keyes/)

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