I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad.… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Wasn’t it hard that you did so much for children and loved them so deeply and they seemed so indifferent to you… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn't… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Growing up in Ireland, there never seemed to be the notion that children should be seen and not heard. We all looked… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Angela was being reassuring. Someone must have been getting at the child. Wouldn’t you think they’d be delighted to see someone try… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
An English journalist called Michael Viney told me when I was 25, that I would write well if I cared a lot… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
As a memorial, I'd like a statue. Not of me, but a little modern statue, in marble or bronze, maybe of a… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I have been lucky enough to travel a lot, meet great people in many lands. I have liked almost everyone I met along the… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Nobody ever wins by the cavalry coming to rescue you. It isn't a question of you're happy if you get married, or you get… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“He had not known it was possible to love a little human being as he loved Annie.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Listen to me, Ria. It will be different when you and I have a home. It will be a real home, one that people… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint -… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
My family life reads a bit like 'Little House on the Prairie.' I was big sister to Joan, Renee, and brother William, and we… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream,… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“If you had your time all over again....? She was keen to know. You can't rewrite history. I have no idea what I'd do.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“He called everyone sweetheart. There was nothing particularly special about it.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
