190 Quotes by Maeve Binchy

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.

A silly idea about a book of blessings couldn’t really work. Not seriously.

I don’t think we should spend any time wandering around that remote possibility. It’s nice of you to wish me well, but actually I find it unbearably patronizing.

I’ve seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.

When I was younger, I avoided exercise or anything strenuous. I didn’t even enjoy walking. As I got older, I spent so much time marking books or sitting at a desk writing that there was no room for exercise – not that I would have bothered anyway.

I didn’t have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine and curry and cheeses.

He smiled at her, handsome Alan, who was always used to getting his own way. He hadn’t changed. Alan, who was already as faithless to Cinta as he had been to her. Suddenly, like a focus in binoculars, everything became clear. This was a man worth spending not one more minute thinking about, second-guessing or trying to understand.

Any one could write a book,” said the taxi driver. ” Yes, they could, but they DON’T,” said Maeve Binchy.

I’m a great will maker. I’ve made my will every year since I was 21.