Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at the library, take… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives. — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
My mother hoped I would meet a nice doctor or barrister or accountant who would marry me and take me to live… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.' — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation. I'm an escapist kind of writer. — 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
