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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.

~Maeve Binchy

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

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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.

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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.

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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.

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I realized that you didn't have to make self-deprecating remarks or turn yourself into the butt of some unspoken joke. I also discovered that being big didn't deter possible suitors.

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The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.

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If you don't go to a dance, you can never be rejected, but you'll never get to dance, either.

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I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Novelist

Born: May 28th, 1940

Died: June 30th, 2012

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