Marian Keyes
Marian Keyes
Marian Keyesis an Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She is an Irish Book Awards winner. Over 22 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 32 languages. She became known worldwide for Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married, and This Charming Man, with themes including domestic violence and alcoholism...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth10 September 1963
CountryIreland
I loved being in my own head so much, it was getting harder and harder being with other people.
Waiting to be 'better' is the wrong approach. It's learning to live with it.
I haven’t had Botox because my face is a bit lopsided and I depend on keeping everything animated so that people don’t notice.
One day we'll all be dead, and none of this will matter" -The Brightest Star in the Sky.
Relationship gurus always said that an attraction based on friendship and mutual respect was far more likely to stay the course - and the bastards were right.
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.
I used to write in bed, starting when I woke up. I believe that creative work comes from our subconscious mind, so I try to keep the gap between sleep and writing as minimal as possible.
My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser.
What doesn't kill us makes us funnier.
Hen nights should be banned. You're honour-bound to behave atrociously, then feel terribly ashamed afterwards. (This Charming Man)
Why do we have such a finite capacity for pleasure but an infinite one for pain?
smarter than me. But here's the thing my life did get better. I made a decision to let go of my dreams, because they were killing me, and I stopped asking the impossible of myself. I changed my attitude and decided to focus on what I had rather than what i didn't have.
Nothing sinister. Just getting exercise. Although some might consider that sinister.
Political correctness is a minefield