Why do we have such a finite capacity for pleasure but an infinite one for pain? Marian Keyes More Quotes by Marian Keyes More Quotes From Marian Keyes I know of people who don't believe it, but depression is an illness, but unlike, say, a broken leg, you don't know when it'll get better. Marian Keyes broken believe people I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house. Marian Keyes despair personality house 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 My mother is the best storyteller. And her mother was too. Marian Keyes storyteller mother Optimism can be relearnt. Marian Keyes optimism There's no doubt that relationships do suffer when circumstances change profoundly. Marian Keyes suffering circumstances doubt I love Prada. Not so much the clothes, which are for malnourished thirteen-year-olds, but I covet, with covety covetousness, the shoes and handbags. Like, I LOVE them. If I was given a choice between world peace and a Prada handbag, I'd dither. (I'm not proud of this, I'm only saying.) Marian Keyes clothes shoes years 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 middle annoying I'd rather dig a ditch than go to a dinner party with people I don't know. Marian Keyes dinner party people Slasher Hathaway marks his territory by spending money. He might as well have pissed on her. It means nothing. Marian Keyes territory might mean Although will never love anyone again, don't want to become bitter. Or creative. Marian Keyes bitter creative want I've never made a secret of the fact that I'd have loved to have children. Marian Keyes secret children facts My friend Kathy is the only person who'll be halfway honest with me. 'Did you ever see a cowboy film, where someone has been caught by the Indians and tied between two wild stallions, each pulling in opposite directions?' she asked.I nodded mutely.'That's a bit what giving birth is like. Marian Keyes cowboy opposites two Love and kindness go hand in hand. Marian Keyes love-and-kindness kindness hands Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted makeup. Marian Keyes makeup fighting sex Minsk! How pissed-off that sounded! It was great. You could scare the bejayzus out of someone if you said it right. Marian Keyes pissed-off scare said Political correctness is a minefield Marian Keyes minefields political-correctness political Nothing sinister. Just getting exercise. Although some might consider that sinister. Marian Keyes sinister exercise might 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. Marian Keyes dream letting-go attitude When God closes one door, He slams another in your face Marian Keyes your-face faces doors
