190 Quotes by Maeve Binchy

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.

It’s a funny old world. Once you realize that, you’re halfway there.

My father went to work by train every day. It was half an hour’s journey each way, and he would read a paperback in four journeys. After supper, we all sat down to read – it was long before TV, remember!

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.

Who knows what light housework means? One nun’s light could be another nun’s penal servitude.

I thought it must be desperate to be old. To wake up in the morning and remember that you were ancient – and so behave that way. I thought old people were full of aches and pains and horrible illnesses.

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

You can’t lay down laws for what people think and hope.

Her life was like her house – a colorful fantasy where anything was possible if you wanted it badly enough.