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.' Maeve Binchy constantlydisappointfelt share on social
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.' Maeve Binchy airportauthorjourney Change image and share on social
Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world. Maeve Binchy callgiftmarketplace Change image and share on social
The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up. Maeve Binchy bearcapablegrow Change image and share on social
Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It's more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That's how I see it. Maeve Binchy addcairncake share on social
Happiness is in our own hearts. I have no regrets of anything in the past. I'm totally cheerful and happy, and I think that a lot of your attitude is not in the circumstances you find yourself in, but in the circumstances you make for yourself. Maeve Binchy attitudecheerfulcircumstance share on social
I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand. Maeve Binchy dealhandhave Change image and share on social
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. Maeve Binchy achancientbehave share on social
When I was younger, I avoided exercise or anything strenuous. I didn't even enjoy walking. As I got older, I spent so much time marking books or sitting at a desk writing that there was no room for exercise - not that I would have bothered anyway. Maeve Binchy avoidbookbother share on social
