I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses. Maeve Binchy buttercheesecurry Change image and share on social
If you don't go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you'll never get to dance, either. Maeve Binchy dancerejectwill Change image and share on social
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. Maeve Binchy bonbreastcasserole Change image and share on social
Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life. Maeve Binchy accentfancylife Change image and share on social
You say to yourself: 'What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?' and yet I think we're all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look. Maeve Binchy bookcountrydramatic share on social
Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy. Maeve Binchy appreciatedeadeasy Change image and share on social
I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I enjoyed working as a teacher, journalist and author. I have loved a wonderful man for over 33 years, and I believe he loves me, too. Maeve Binchy authorchildhoodeducation 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
I wore miniskirts in the days when no fat girls should have, and with total delight. Maeve Binchy daydelightfat Change image and share on social
We asked our friends and relations to lend us their children, and, because we lived in London, children loved to come and stay for their half-term holidays. Maeve Binchy askchildfriend Change image and share on social