Marian Keyes Quotes

Marian Keyes
Irish Writer
Born: Sep 10, 1963
Life Made Me People Think You
Related authors: Bram Stoker Colum McCann George William Russell John McGahern Jonathan Swift Ken Bruen Marguerite Gardiner
Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words 'for ever.' But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don't like doing it. Marian Keyes
Love Relationship You Words Think Others Peeling Some Only Small Small Thing Like Know Because Doing Truly Person Orange Measured Using Actions Ever Thing Amount Butterflies Flowers
Love and kindness go hand in hand. Marian Keyes
Love Kindness Go Hand Hand-In-Hand
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. Marian Keyes
Me You Focus Sugar Find Magic Totally Delicious Weighing Stuff Baking Also Fairness Sort Because Calming Makes Off End Up Eggs Rewarding Different Disparate Butter Flour Start
I'm not looking for pity, I'm really not, but I'm constantly uneasy and every day it is pretty much like getting up and going to war. Once I shift into the mindset of 'Yeah, you're alive. It's tough. Let's do what we can today,' it's easier. Marian Keyes
Today War Day You Every Day Tough Looking Every Mindset Once Alive Easier Constantly Pretty Like Yeah Shift Up Uneasy Getting Going Pity Much Really
People promise to stick with their spouse 'for richer or poorer' but it's the 'for poorer' part that causes the worry. The big shock is that the 'for richer' bit can also cause problems. Marian Keyes
People Cause Problems Big Worry Bit Promise Part Also Stick Spouse Causes Shock Poorer Richer
My truth is that what doesn't kill you makes you weaker rather than stronger, although it makes you wiser. Marian Keyes
Truth You Truth Is Stronger Weaker Rather My Truth Wiser Although Makes Than
I still get awful depression. It's who I am. Marian Keyes
Depression Am Still Get Who Awful
I like hoodies. They just make me feel safe. Marian Keyes
Me Feel Like Safe Make Just
Optimism can be relearnt. Marian Keyes
Optimism
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. Marian Keyes
Happy People Ending Made Some People Defensive Books Say Worthless Would Some Rather Only Unrealistic Write Never Feel Yes Than Get Endings While Again Them Your Used Even Published
Writing about feeling disconnected has enabled me to connect, and that has been the most lovely thing of all. Marian Keyes
Me Writing Feeling Has-Been About Most Disconnected Been Lovely Connect Thing
I think reviewers are sexist... This isn't to sound bitter, but I think you're more likely to get a critical kicking if you're a woman. I just think that's a fact. I really think less value is put in general on women's voices, across the board. Marian Keyes
You Woman Women Value Think Kicking Bitter Critical Sexist General More Fact Voices Put Likely Sound Reviewers Get Just Board Really Across Less
There's no doubt that relationships do suffer when circumstances change profoundly. Marian Keyes
Change Doubt Relationships Circumstances No Doubt Suffer Profoundly
For feel-good fiction to work, there has to be an element of darkness. Marian Keyes
Work Darkness Fiction Element
I went grey at 12, my eyesight went at 17. I've been a crock from very early on. Marian Keyes
Eyesight Been Very Grey Early
I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know. Marian Keyes
People Dinner Party Dig Dinner Party Ditch Rather Know Go Than
Do I mind being called a chick-lit writer? Well, it's not the worst thing that could happen. Marian Keyes
Mind Worst Worst Thing Could Writer Well Being Happen Thing
I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy. Marian Keyes
Introverted Quite Shy
Every day I wake up afraid that I won't be able to write, that today is the day it has left me. Marian Keyes
Today Day Me Every Day Wake Up Every Able Write Wake Left Up Afraid
I'm proud of what I write and feel endorsed by my readers. Marian Keyes
Write Feel Readers Proud Endorsed
I don't like this idea of division: that if you're a clever woman then you've got to be a particular way. Because men don't. Men please themselves. Marian Keyes
You Woman Men Clever Please Way Division Idea Particular Like Particular Way Because Got Themselves Then
My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too. Marian Keyes
Best Mother Too Storyteller Her
When you're a mass-market writer, people think that you can just decide 'this happens, this happens, this happens', whereas with literary writers it's coming from their soul and their core. But with me it does come from my soul and my core, and my soul and my core often go AWOL, and then I've nothing to write. Marian Keyes
Me You Soul People Nothing Think My Soul Write Writer Writers Come Does Coming Go Often Just Whereas Literary Decide Happens Then Core
Men can be men and still get excited about other men kicking a ball around and they're never mocked, whereas it's easy for women to take mocking on board, to be belittled. Because we're used to it. Marian Keyes
Women Men Other Kicking Easy About Take Never Excited Because Around Ball Still Mocked Mocking Get Whereas Board Used
As I get older the stars have gone from my eyes more, and I see that life is just something that has to be lived with, that it's better not to struggle. Marian Keyes
Life Struggle Eyes Better Gone Older Stars See Something More Get Just Just Something Lived
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. Marian Keyes
People Face Depend Everything Bit Botox Animated Had Because Notice Keeping
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