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Waiting to be 'better' is the wrong approach. It's learning to live with it.
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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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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I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.
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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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Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen.
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