I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them. — 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 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
