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Maeve Binchy Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

In my stories, whenever there’s somebody wonderful and charming and bright and intelligent, that’s me! Picture Quote #1

I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far Picture Quote #1

All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with Picture Quote #1

I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks Picture Quote #1

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She put her head down on the table and cried all the tears that she knew she should have cried in the past year and a half. But they weren’t ready then, they were now Picture Quote #1

I look placid, you see, that’s why people think I’m fine. Inside I worry a lot Picture Quote #1

I’ve been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around Picture Quote #1

If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to? Picture Quote #1

My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t have children, so that’s the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it’s not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers Picture Quote #1

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We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us Picture Quote #1

I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn’t like children on bicycles or roller skates or with big dogs Picture Quote #1

I didn’t get excited by weight loss, and since I was already happy being fat, I couldn’t see the point of it all. I’m 6 ft. and weigh about 18 st. or 19 st., but weighing myself is not something I do with much pleasure Picture Quote #1

After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I’ve cut right back on alcohol Picture Quote #1

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don’t become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My mother was a trained nurse, and she’d tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face Picture Quote #1

Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world Picture Quote #1

The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say Picture Quote #1

On the first day of school, my father told me I’d be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn’t so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence Picture Quote #1

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Of course, I should have done what doctors said and walked for miles every day and not eaten great amounts of butter. But then, life is life, and if we all did what they said we should do, it would be a different world Picture Quote #1

I’ve had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected Picture Quote #1

If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I realise that the men and women who walked and ran and swam and played sport look better and feel better than the rest of us Picture Quote #1

If you don’t go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you’ll never get to dance, either Picture Quote #1

I’m getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time Picture Quote #1

I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) In my stories, whenever there’s somebody wonderful and charming and bright and intelligent, that’s me! (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far (Maeve Binchy Quotes) All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks (Maeve Binchy Quotes) She put her head down on the table and cried all the tears that she knew she should have cried in the past year and a half. But they weren’t ready then, they were now (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I look placid, you see, that’s why people think I’m fine. Inside I worry a lot (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I’ve been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around (Maeve Binchy Quotes) If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to? (Maeve Binchy Quotes) My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I couldn’t have children, so that’s the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it’s not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather than my losers (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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 Quotes) I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn’t like children on bicycles or roller skates or with big dogs (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I didn’t get excited by weight loss, and since I was already happy being fat, I couldn’t see the point of it all. I’m 6 ft. and weigh about 18 st. or 19 st., but weighing myself is not something I do with much pleasure (Maeve Binchy Quotes) After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I’ve cut right back on alcohol (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Women who start out as ugly ducklings don’t become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) My mother was a trained nurse, and she’d tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Never mind money; the gifts of time and skill call into being the richest marketplace in the world (Maeve Binchy Quotes) The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say (Maeve Binchy Quotes) On the first day of school, my father told me I’d be the most popular girl and everyone would love me and want to be my friend. It wasn’t so, but it gave me an enormous amount of confidence (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Of course, I should have done what doctors said and walked for miles every day and not eaten great amounts of butter. But then, life is life, and if we all did what they said we should do, it would be a different world (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I’ve had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected (Maeve Binchy Quotes) If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I realise that the men and women who walked and ran and swam and played sport look better and feel better than the rest of us (Maeve Binchy Quotes) If you don’t go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you’ll never get to dance, either (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I’m getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them (Maeve Binchy Quotes)

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