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Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen.

Marian Keyes

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Marian Keyes
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 10
Novelist
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Limerick City
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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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Optimism can be relearnt.
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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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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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Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up.
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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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One day we'll all be dead, and none of this will matter -The Brightest Star in the Sky.
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Baking makes me focus. On weighing the sugar. On sieving the flour. I find it calming and rewarding because, in fairness, it is sort of magic - you start off with all this disparate stuff, such as butter and eggs, and what you end up with is so totally different. And also delicious.
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Although will never love anyone again, don't want to become bitter. Or creative.
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I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know.
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You will go on and meet someone else and I'll just be a chapter in your tale, but for me, you were, you are and you always will be, the whole story.
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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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The best anyone can do is breathe in, breathe out and wait for it to pass.
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I never wear flats. My shoes are so high that sometimes when I step out of them, people look around in confusion and ask, Where'd she go? and I have to say, I'm down here.
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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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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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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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