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Maeve Binchy Quotes

I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and happy one because I was always large 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

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

Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you’ve got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy Picture Quote #1

Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It’s more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That’s how I see it Picture Quote #1

My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know Picture Quote #1

Having you in my life made everything better - Love Quotes

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why - Mark Twain Quotes

Happiness is in our own hearts. I have no regrets of anything in the past. I’m totally cheerful and happy, and I think that a lot of your attitude is not in the circumstances you find yourself in, but in the circumstances you make for yourself 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

I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that’s good, since I’ve known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week 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

I suppose, to be fair, I don’t miss the energy of youth very much - because I was never fit. So it doesn’t matter not being able to walk miles, striding the countryside, taking deep breaths and enjoying the scenery. That was never on my agenda Picture Quote #1

Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look Picture Quote #1

If cats could talk, they wouldn't - Cat Quotes

You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely - Love Quotes

I remember watching myself on video and being so disappointed with myself because I was constantly moving around the place and laughing. I thought, ‘I must be so much louder than I think I am. From inside it feels fine.’ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes Picture Quote #1

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren’t as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young Picture Quote #1

I never wanted to write. I just wrote letters home from a kibbutz in Israel to reassure my parents that I was still alive and well fed and having a great time. They thought these letters were brilliant and sent them to a newspaper. So I became a writer by accident Picture Quote #1

I’m pleased to have outsold great writers. But I’m not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation Picture Quote #1

A girl doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her - Marilyn Monroe Quotes

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary - Work Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards Picture Quote #1

I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I’m not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation Picture Quote #1

I once got a huge, expensive flower arrangement from a person I didn’t like, who sent it out of pure guilt. It had a hideous bird-of-paradise in the middle, and I thought it would never fade and die. I hated it Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein Quotes

Dogs teach us a lot of things but none more important than to love unconditionally - Dog Quotes

You say to yourself: ‘What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?’ and yet I think we’re all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look Picture Quote #1

I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a big girl meant other females trusted you more and confided in you 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

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 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

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

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I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and happy one because I was always large (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) 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) Happiness is knowing and appreciating what you’ve got. I am very, very, very grateful for what, to me, is dead easy. (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It’s more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That’s how I see it (Maeve Binchy Quotes) My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Happiness is in our own hearts. I have no regrets of anything in the past. I’m totally cheerful and happy, and I think that a lot of your attitude is not in the circumstances you find yourself in, but in the circumstances you make for yourself. (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) I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that’s good, since I’ve known many of my neighbours for between 50-60 years. Gordon and I play chess every day, and we are both equally bad. We play chatty, over-talkative bad bridge with friends every week. (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) I suppose, to be fair, I don’t miss the energy of youth very much - because I was never fit. So it doesn’t matter not being able to walk miles, striding the countryside, taking deep breaths and enjoying the scenery. That was never on my agenda. (Maeve Binchy Quotes) Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I remember watching myself on video and being so disappointed with myself because I was constantly moving around the place and laughing. I thought, ‘I must be so much louder than I think I am. From inside it feels fine.’ (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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 (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I think I was dealt a good hand. I have happy genes (Maeve Binchy Quotes) The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren’t as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I never wanted to write. I just wrote letters home from a kibbutz in Israel to reassure my parents that I was still alive and well fed and having a great time. They thought these letters were brilliant and sent them to a newspaper. So I became a writer by accident (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I’m pleased to have outsold great writers. But I’m not insane - I realize I am a writer people buy to take on vacation (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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 Binchy Quotes) I’ve seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I’m not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I once got a huge, expensive flower arrangement from a person I didn’t like, who sent it out of pure guilt. It had a hideous bird-of-paradise in the middle, and I thought it would never fade and die. I hated it (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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! (Maeve Binchy Quotes) 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 (Maeve Binchy Quotes) You say to yourself: ‘What could people, in all these countries, find in my books?’ and yet I think we’re all the same, anywhere. Everybody is a hero or a dramatic person in their own story if you just know where to look (Maeve Binchy Quotes) I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a big girl meant other females trusted you more and confided in you (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) 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 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) I’ve had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected (Maeve Binchy Quotes)

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