Quotes from Maeve Binchy

Suddenly it was all very clear to Vanessa that all that mattered was that she get out of this place, far away from this lonely, obsessive woman.

For one thing nobody seemed to think that

Do you like Stevie?' 'No, but he's good-looking.' 'And is Philip O'Brien good-looking?' 'No, but he's keen on you.' Clio had the world sorted out.

single night

have to stay in a hotel once you book in. I don't think you can leave at teatime and say that's enough. Maybe they didn't do it at all, maybe they only held hands and necked.

It was different for him. Larry's mother was long dead, his brothers and sisters scattered, his father a

caterers, no, people

Benny explained that it wasn't her sweater. It was borrowed from a fellow. She wondered why she needed to tell so much to strangers.

Out by that ocean, you feel smaller, less important, somehow; it puts things into proportion

I'm surprised you didn't have her in white with half a dozen trainbearers," Louis said under his breath. Lena flashed him a smile as if he had said something warm and encouraging instead of sneering. Ivy was very quick on the uptake, she would notice if Lena glowered.

Not that I'm any kind of authority but I do know that hours and hours are spent in Frankie's flat, in cafes and after lectures, talking about men and what they are thinking and what they're planning…and it seems to turn out in the end that they're not thinking about anything or planning anything. I just tell you that in case it's some comfort.

Things will always be desperate while old people don't make any move to change them,' Clio said.

She described the work as Girl Friday; it was, in fact, Dogsbody, which scanned perfectly, and after all, words mean what you want them to mean. These

Herkes gerçekten istediÄŸi ÅŸeyin peÅŸinden gidebilecek kadar cesur olsa, dünya bambaÅŸka bir yer olurdu...

Emmet, I love you. I'm so blind and stupid, thank you for waiting for me, for understanding.

Birisini sevince onu de?i?tirmeye kalkmak yanl?? bir ?eydi.

San?r?m sonunda büyüdüÄŸümü ve herkesi memnun etmenin imkâns?z olduÄŸunu anlad?m. Ben de onun yerine kendimi mutlu etmeye karar verdim.

would want if she were able to speak, Nora

Her instinct was to go out to see what was wrong. Perhaps he had been taken ill. But then she remembered the cold, dead look in Lena's face earlier in the day. This was the end of the road for them, Ivy knew it now. Eventually Louis recovered himself and went on up the stairs. Ernest was happily looking at the television set. 'I'll get you a cup of tea,' Ivy said. She was restless now; she couldn't concentrate.

Now that her childbearing years were over he had discovered that he wanted to be a father. And he expected her to understand all this. Possibly even be glad for him. Louis Gray must be a man without any sensitivity at all. He must be lacking in any real brain as well. Perhaps he was a bit simple. Maybe that lopsided smile and those deep eyes were empty, meaningless things, not an indication of a loving soul.

We all have to be strong in honor of Hooves. He wasn't the kind of spirit that people go bawling and crying about. In his honor, be strong.

It's blackmail.' 'He says you can't love someone properly without …' 'I bet he does.' Kit sounded sarcastic.

I'll tell you what's brought it on – the behaviour of a man who has acted like a selfish bastard. You've thought of nobody but yourself, Louis, all the time … self, self, self.

Mary Paula had severe morning sickness and was in no mood to console him. He had to be particularly consolatory to her.