“Instead of thinking, “Why me?” I think, “Why not me?”’ Extract from One Blink at a Time In” — Marian Keyes Blink Copy Share Image
Here's how it is: I feel guilty about every single bite of food that goes into my mouth. — Marian Keyes Feel Copy Share Image
“I don’t want to be dead. I’m curious about how things will turn out. This is good, right?” — Marian Keyes Curious Copy Share Image
Why do we have such a finite capacity for pleasure but an infinite one for pain? — Marian Keyes Capacity Copy Share Image
“Drink never drown anyone's sorrows," he went on. "It only teaches them how to swim.” — Marian Keyes Drink Copy Share Image
Every day I wake up afraid that I won't be able to write, that today is the day it has left me. — Marian Keyes Able Copy Share Image
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 Believe Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I despised Irishness. I felt our music, our television and our books were just poor imitations of… — Marian Keyes Abandon Copy Share Image
“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 Betrayal Copy Share Image
“That’s right,” Karen said, clutching the bag to her chest and looking like Gollum with the Ring. “It’s only stuff.” — Marian Keyes Like Gollum Copy Share Image
I rang my mother to thank her for giving birth to me and she said, "What choice had I? You were in… — Marian Keyes Birth Copy Share Image
“Where does love go when it dies? Into flowers and other beautiful things? Back out into the universe to be recycled?” — Marian Keyes Flower Copy Share Image
Relationship gurus always said that an attraction based on friendship and mutual respect was far more likely to stay the course -… — Marian Keyes Attraction Copy Share Image
Love is an emotion. It can't be seen or touched, and it is experienced differently by everyone, therefore it is difficult to… — Marian Keyes Difficult Copy Share Image
You know what it's like. Sometimes, you meet a wonderful person, but it's only for a brief instant. Maybe on vacation or… — Marian Keyes Bus Copy Share Image
“Look," she sighed. "You might be a lovely lad, in fairness you look like a lovely lad, but I can't take the… — Marian Keyes Justice Copy Share Image
I am different when my nails are done. I am more dynamic. I gesticulate more, I am better at scaring my staff.… — Marian Keyes Choices Copy Share Image
Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches… — Marian Keyes Action Copy Share Image
“I knew then that life was no respecter of circumstance. The force that flings disasters at us doesn't say " Well, I… — Marian Keyes Another year Copy Share Image
“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… — Marian Keyes Department stores Copy Share Image
They say the path of true love never runs smooth. Well, Luke and my true love's path didn't run at all, it… — Marian Keyes Agony Copy Share Image
“As always she was kitted out in the pristine pastels of baby clothes and her little plimsolls were so white my eyes… — Marian Keyes Solar eclipse Copy Share Image
Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen. — Marian Keyes Being Copy Share Image
“As they say in New York, Get over it and, if you can't get over it, Get over talking about it.” — Marian Keyes Betrayal Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that relationships do suffer when circumstances change profoundly. — Marian Keyes Change Copy Share Image
“He didn't even attempt to smile and I knew then that I had lost him.” — Marian Keyes Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Caviar is strange and disgusting. That popping texture, its like Space Dust for gourmets.” — Marian Keyes Caviar Copy Share Image
“If it don't come back, it was never yours. If it comes back, it's yours to keep.” — Marian Keyes Come Copy Share Image
“The stars are always there, even in the daytime. Sometimes we just can't see them.” — Marian Keyes Astronomy Copy Share Image
I went grey at 12, my eyesight went at 17. I've been a crock from very early on. — Marian Keyes Been Copy Share Image
For feel-good fiction to work, there has to be an element of darkness. — Marian Keyes Darkness Copy Share Image
Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up. — Marian Keyes Breakup Copy Share Image
