On the first day of school, my father told me I'd be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn't so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
My father went to work by train every day. It was half an hour's journey each way, and he would read a paperback in four journeys. After supper, we all sat down to read - it was long before TV,… — 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
