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 BinchyOf course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.
Maeve BinchyI had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
Maeve Binchy