I was the big, bossy older sister, full of enthusiasms, mad fantasies, desperate urges to be famous, and anxious to be a saint - a settled sort of saint, not one who might have to suffer or die for her faith.
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. - Maeve Binchy
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.
- Maeve Binchy
Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look. - Maeve Binchy
Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look.
I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand. - Maeve Binchy
I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories. Everyone is interested in everythi… - Maeve Binchy
In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories. Everyone is interested in everythi…
If you don't go to a dance you can never be rejected but you'll never get to dance either. - Maeve Binchy
If you don't go to a dance you can never be rejected but you'll never get to dance either.
I'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time. - Maeve Binchy
I'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time.
The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things. - Maeve Binchy
The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer. - Maeve Binchy
I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know. - Maeve Binchy
My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know.
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