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Political correctness is a minefield
Marian Keyes
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Marian Keyes
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 10
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Limerick City
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I sighed. What is life but fleeting moments of happiness strung together on necklace of despair?
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Love and kindness go hand in hand.
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I used to feel defensive when people would say, 'Yes, but your books have happy endings', as if that made them worthless, or unrealistic. Some people do get happy endings, even if it's only for a while. I would rather never be published again than write a downbeat ending.
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I've kind of realized life is meant to be tough and everybody is in psychic and spiritual discomfort of some sort and has a burden to carry. I've realized I'm not special.
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The old Chinese proverb springs to mind - No pain, no gain.
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What doesn't kill us makes us funnier.
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I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.
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I've been so showered in life, beyond my wildest dreams, such as having a loving partner I never thought I'd have.
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I knew it, I just knew it! The person who had the job of writing my life's dialogue used to work on a very low budget soap opera.
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My friend Kathy is the only person who'll be halfway honest with me. 'Did you ever see a cowboy film, where someone has been caught by the Indians and tied between two wild stallions, each pulling in opposite directions?' she asked.I nodded mutely.'That's a bit what giving birth is like.
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Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right.
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Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. Which is very annoying to discover when you're right in the middle of one.
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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.
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Waiting to be 'better' is the wrong approach. It's learning to live with it.
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For all of my life it was the size of my rear that caused me the most hand-wringing, but in this nearly-50 zone it is my stomach that is the problem. It seems to have broken free from its moorings and there is no knowing how far it will roam.
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He seemed wild and dangerous and carefree--well, he would, would'nt he? What were motorcycles and black leather pants if not the uniform of a wild, dangerous and carefree man?
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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.
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Here's how it is: I feel guilty about every single bite of food that goes into my mouth.
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Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.
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