Quotes by Annmarie O'Connor

Willpower is misunderstood. The very word suggests that wanting something badly enough bequeaths that necessary strength to achieve or overcome something. If that were the case, Id be Michael Fassbenders missus by now.

You know the old adage: give a woman a bag and shell fill it for a day. Teach a woman to pack and shell fill every damn bag she owns (or something of that ilk).

Excuses – the great enabler. Without them, wed have no reason to shop when we shouldnt and every reason to feel guilty for doing so. Nothing like the aul dog ate my knickers chestnut to manifest a new handbag at will (in which to deposit much-needed new knickers, of course).

I was sweating like Christy Moore at a Feis Ceol, so badly, in fact, I looked like I was sporting a finger moustache as I attempted to rescue suicidal perspiration drops from my upper lip. Classy.