I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
Maeve BinchyWe have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us.
Maeve BinchyI'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time.
Maeve BinchyIn 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 everything; in a land of storytellers, you will never be bored.
Maeve BinchyWe'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 in life, really. And I think we are all striving for it in different ways. I also believe very, very strongly that everybody is the hero/heroine of his/her own life. I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate to my characters
Maeve Binchy