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Chick Lit uses humor to reflect life back to us. It's a very comforting genre, and it's the first time our generation has had a voice. It's a very important genre for all of those reasons.
Marian Keyes
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Marian Keyes
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 10
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I sighed. What is life but fleeting moments of happiness strung together on necklace of despair?
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I am different when my nails are done. I am more dynamic. I gesticulate more, I am better at scaring my staff. I can indicate impatience by drumming on tabletops and I can wrap up a meeting with a few choice clatters.
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I went grey at 12, my eyesight went at 17. I've been a crock from very early on.
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Every day I wake up afraid that I won't be able to write, that today is the day it has left me.
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Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen.
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Her world had shrunk - no matter who she was with, she'd prefer to be with him. That's what happened when you fell in love - you only want to see them.
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My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too.
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