--- title: "4 Cathy Kelly Quotes - Famous Novelist (Just Between Us)" description: "Cathy Kelly is an Irish writer of women's fiction and a former journalist. In 2001, her novel Someone Like You won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cathy-kelly-21694.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Cathy Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cathy-kelly-21694.jpg) # Cathy Kelly (1966) Novelist United Kingdom **4** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Cathy Kelly is a novelist from the United Kingdom, best known for *Just Between Us*. ## Quick Facts About Cathy Kelly Born September 12, 1966 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Novelist Notable works Just Between Us ## About Cathy Kelly Cathy Kelly is an Irish writer of women's fiction and a former journalist. In 2001, her novel Someone Like You won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association. ## Awards & Honors Romantic Novelists' Association Awards ## Quotes by Cathy Kelly > [“Do you know that an Irishman always respond to a question with another?" And the Irish guy replies "Who told you that?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-respond-to-a-question-with/) Cathy Kelly [Humour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/cathy-kelly-61018_humour_do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-resp_1181450.jpg) > [“Just because women can bear children doesn't mean they're unable to harbour the same sort of career ambitions as a man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/just-because-women-can-bear-children-doesn-t-mean-they-re-unable-to/) Cathy Kelly [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/cathy-kelly-61018_children_just-because-women-can-bear-children-doe_1587640.jpg) > [“Women are programmed to think they’re the only screw-up in the universe and men are programmed to think they’re the smartest creatures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-the-only-screw-up-in-the/) Cathy Kelly [Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/cathy-kelly-61018_quote_women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-th_1958786.jpg) > [Closeness means you get hurt; closeness means letting down your defences and letting people see the tender skin under the carapace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/closeness-means-you-get-hurt-closeness-means-letting-down-your/) Cathy Kelly [Closeness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/closeness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/cathy-kelly-61018_closeness_closeness-means-you-get-hurt-closeness-m_2883499.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-kelly/#itemlist", "name": "Cathy Kelly Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do you know that an Irishman always respond to a question with another?\" And the Irish guy replies \"Who told you that?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cathy Kelly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-respond-to-a-question-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/cathy-kelly-61018_humour_do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-resp_1181450.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/cathy-kelly-61018_humour_do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-resp_1181450.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/cathy-kelly-61018_humour_do-you-know-that-an-irishman-always-resp_1181450.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do you know that an Irishman always respond to a question with another?\" And the Irish guy replies \"Who told…” — Cathy Kelly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just because women can bear children doesn't mean they're unable to harbour the same sort of career ambitions as a man.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cathy Kelly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/just-because-women-can-bear-children-doesn-t-mean-they-re-unable-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/cathy-kelly-61018_children_just-because-women-can-bear-children-doe_1587640.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/cathy-kelly-61018_children_just-because-women-can-bear-children-doe_1587640.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/cathy-kelly-61018_children_just-because-women-can-bear-children-doe_1587640.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just because women can bear children doesn't mean they're unable to harbour the same sort of career…” — Cathy Kelly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Women are programmed to think they’re the only screw-up in the universe and men are programmed to think they’re the smartest creatures in the universe.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cathy Kelly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-kelly/women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-the-only-screw-up-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/cathy-kelly-61018_quote_women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-th_1958786.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/cathy-kelly-61018_quote_women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-th_1958786.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/cathy-kelly-61018_quote_women-are-programmed-to-think-they-re-th_1958786.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Women are programmed to think they’re the only screw-up in the universe and men are programmed to think…” — Cathy Kelly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Closeness means you get hurt; 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