Marian Keyes Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“When I first met my husband, he had a very good job - company car, pension plan, grudging respect from his staff - the lot. I, on the other hand, was badly paid and devoid of ambition. Then I had a couple of books published and confounded all expectations by starting to earn more than he did.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.”

“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.”

“I still get awful depression. It's who I am.”

“I'm quite introverted but I'm not shy.”

“I've always been melancholic. At a party, everyone would be looking at the glittering chandeliers and I'd be looking at the waitress's cracked shoes.”

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

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