I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.

- 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

The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.

- 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…

- Maeve Binchy

If you don't go to a dance you can never be rejected but you'll never get to dance either.

- Maeve Binchy

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.

- 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.

- Maeve Binchy

My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know.

- Maeve Binchy