I never wanted to write. I just wrote letters home from a kibbutz in Israel to reassure my parents that I was still alive and well fed and having a great time. They thought these letters were brilliant and sent… — 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
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
“He had not known it was possible to love a little human being as he loved Annie.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
“He called everyone sweetheart. There was nothing particularly special about it.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share
The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share
You don't wear all your jewellery at once. You're much more believable if you talk in your own voice. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share
“Her life was like her house—a colorful fantasy where anything was possible if you wanted it badly enough.” — Maeve Binchy Copy Share
