“I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. ...” — Marian Keyes Quote

“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.”

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

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

“And there are a lot of people like that, who feel loneliness and despair but cover it up.”

“Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone.”

“Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.”