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There's no doubt that relationships do suffer when circumstances change profoundly.

There's no doubt that relationships do suffer when circumstances change profoundly.

Marian Keyes
Doubt, Suffering, Circumstances
"Give the guy a break" by Marian Keyes, www.theguardian.com. September 25, 2002.

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
Clever, Men, Ideas

In an unpredictable and unpleasant world it was both unusual and very pleasant to hear what I wanted to hear.

Marian Keyes
World, Unusual, Unpredictable
Marian Keyes (1996). “Lucy Sullivan is getting married”, Poolbeg Pr Ltd

Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right.

Marian Keyes
Scare, Pissed Off, Said

No more humiliation for me, thanks very much. No more swallowing my anger. Honestly, I couldn't manage another mouthful. But it was delicious. Did you make it yourself?

Marian Keyes
Swallowing, Thanks, Humiliation
Marian Keyes (1995). “Watermelon”, Dufour Editions

It was only when the salt water of my tears ran into my cuts and made them sting that I discovered I was crying.

Marian Keyes
Cutting, Water, Tears
Marian Keyes (2007). “Anybody Out There”, p.19, Penguin UK

I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know.

Marian Keyes
Party, People, Dinner

Slasher Hathaway marks his territory by spending money. He might as well have pissed on her. It means nothing.

Marian Keyes
Mean, Might, Territory
Marian Keyes (2009). “The Brightest Star in the Sky”, p.91, Penguin UK

My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too.

Marian Keyes
Mother, Storyteller

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.

Marian Keyes
Nervous, Annoying, Middle

I went grey at 12, my eyesight went at 17. I've been a crock from very early on.

Marian Keyes
Grey, Eyesight

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