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Maeve Binchy

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

— Maeve Binchy good

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.

— Maeve Binchy life

Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.

— Maeve Binchy story

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 art

I was lucky enough to be fairly quick at understanding what was taught, but unlucky enough not to be really interested in it, so I always got my exams but never had the scholar's love of learning for its own sake.

— Maeve Binchy love

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

— Maeve Binchy life

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that.

— Maeve Binchy reading

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

— Maeve Binchy happy

When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.

— Maeve Binchy self

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.

— Maeve Binchy stories

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 life

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 sweet

We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us.

— Maeve Binchy happiness

I never wanted to write. I just wrote letters home from a kibbutz in Israel to reassure my parents that I was still alive and well fed and having a great time. They thought these letters were brilliant and sent them to a newspaper. So I became a writer by accident.

— Maeve Binchy time

I once tried to write a novel about revenge. It's the only book I didn't finish. I couldn't get into the mind of the person who was plotting vengeance.

— Maeve Binchy mind

I suppose, to be fair, I don't miss the energy of youth very much - because I was never fit. So it doesn't matter not being able to walk miles, striding the countryside, taking deep breaths and enjoying the scenery. That was never on my agenda.

— Maeve Binchy joy

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 art

We are all the heroes and heroines of our own lives. Our love stories are amazingly romantic; our losses and betrayals and disappointments are gigantic in our own minds.

— Maeve Binchy love

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?

— Maeve Binchy war

We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be the most important thing.

— Maeve Binchy love

Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you've got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy.

— Maeve Binchy you

I have an irregular heartbeat, so that means a fair amount of medication - and I have blood pressure pills, too, but no vitamins or supplements.

— Maeve Binchy art

I have been lucky enough to travel a lot, meet great people in many lands. I have liked almost everyone I met along the way.

— Maeve Binchy people

I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.

— Maeve Binchy people

I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes.

— Maeve Binchy good

I dont have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.

— Maeve Binchy stories

I look placid, you see, thats why people think Im fine. Inside I worry a lot.

— Maeve Binchy people

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things arent as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

— Maeve Binchy good

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