All Maeve Binchy Quotes
- Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I… Armchairs
- I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks. Confident
- Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look. Everybody
- All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with. All
- If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to? Day
- You can't lay down laws for what people think and hope. Down
- I'm an escapist kind of writer. Escapist
- The most important thing to realize is that everyone is capable of telling a story. Capable
- I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far. Day
- I don't think you're happier if you're thin or beautiful or rich or married. You have to make your own happiness. My heroines do not… Beautiful
- I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and… Always Believe
- Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in… Accents
- I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can… All
- I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. Childhood
- I'm pleased to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation. Buy
- We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important… Funny
- I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around. Age
- An English journalist called Michael Viney told me when I was 25, that I would write well if I cared a lot what I was… Called
- 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… Accident
- We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important… All