Maeve Binchy quotes - page 3

My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else. (Maeve Binchy)
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, remember! View quote
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If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to? View quote
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I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient - and so behave that way. I thought old people were full of aches and pains and horrible illnesses. View quote
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I was lucky enough to be fairly quick at understanding what was taught, but unlucky enough not to be really interested in it, so I always got my exams but never had the scholar's love of learning for its own sake. View quote
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I remember watching myself on video and being so disappointed with myself because I was constantly moving around the place and laughing. I thought, 'I must be so much louder than I think I am. From inside it feels fine.' View quote
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I'm particularly fond of boned chicken breasts with a little garlic under the flesh and cooked in a casserole for 40 minutes with a jar of olives, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of olive oil. View quote
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When my sister Joan arrived, I asked if I could swap her for a rabbit. When I think what a marvellous friend she's been, I'm so glad my parents didn't take me at my word. View quote
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We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us. View quote
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I'm an escapist kind of writer. View quote
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with. (Maeve Binchy)
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 them to a newspaper. So I became a writer by accident. View quote
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I once got a huge, expensive flower arrangement from a person I didn't like, who sent it out of pure guilt. It had a hideous bird-of-paradise in the middle, and I thought it would never fade and die. I hated it. View quote
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I didn't get excited by weight loss, and since I was already happy being fat, I couldn't see the point of it all. I'm 6 ft. and weigh about 18 st. or 19 st., but weighing myself is not something I do with much pleasure. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm a great will maker. I've made my will every year since I was 21. View quote
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Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives. View quote
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I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next. View quote
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Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy. View quote
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I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.' View quote
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After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol. (Maeve Binchy)
I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around. View quote
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My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face. View quote
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