I realized that you didn't have to make self-deprecating remarks or turn yourself into the butt of some unspoken joke. I also discovered that being big didn't deter possible suitors. Maeve Binchy bigbuttdeprecate Change image and share on social
If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.' Maeve Binchy finneganjourneyplane Change image and share on social
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 writing about. That worked. I went home that day and wrote about parents not understanding their children as well as we teachers did, and it was published the very next week. Maeve Binchy callcarechild share on social
Most people, once the money started getting bigger, thought we would buy a millionaire's house looking out at the sea - but what would two middle-aged people do that for? We were sensible enough when we got it. Maeve Binchy agebigbuy share on social
Nobody ever wins by the cavalry coming to rescue you. It isn't a question of you're happy if you get married, or you get thin, or you get rich, because I've known lots of thin, rich, married people who are absolutely miserable. Maeve Binchy absolutelycavalrycome share on social
I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation. I'm an escapist kind of writer. Maeve Binchy buyescapistkind Change image and share on social