I couldn’t be with people and I didn’t want to be alone. Suddenly my perspective whooshed and I was far out in space, watching the world. I could see millions and millions of people, all slotted into their lives; then I could see me—I’d lost my place in the universe. It had closed up and there was nowhere for me to be. I was more lost than I had known it was possible for any human being to be.

Marian Keyes in Anybody Out There?

About Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes (born 10 September 1963) is an Irish author and radio presenter. She is principally known for her popular fiction.

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