Penelope Lively Quotes

It was a combination of an intense interest in children's literature, which I've always had, and the feeling that I'd just have a go and see if I could do it.

Penelope Lively

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 17, 1933

Topics

ChildrenLiteratureFeelingGoSee

I didn't play JV because I went straight to varsity and started as a 10th grader - that was back in the day when you could not play varsity as a ninth grader. I went right from playing junior high football to varsity.

Jim Kelly

DayFootballYouBackPlayRight

In 1970, as a 26 year-old, I joined in the effort in my home state of Massachusetts to organize for Earth Day. But what made the event so successful was that I was only one of about 20 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds who got involved.

John F. Kerry

HomeDayEffortEarthSuccessful

People say I've 'retained' my Cockney accent. I can do any accent, but I wanted other working-class boys to know that they could become actors.

Michael Caine

PeopleI CanKnowSayBecomeAccent

I don't think I have any bad features.

Stacy Keibler

ThinkBadAnyFeatures

Never wear a seersucker suit straight off the rack. It's going to look shapeless and droopy. If you're going to sport seersucker, whether a jacket, trousers or a full suit, have it fitted. A nice, custom, tailored fit makes all the difference in the world.

Roger Stone

WorldYouLookNiceNeverJacket

The art of newspaper paragraphing is to stroke a platitude until it purrs like an epigram.

Don Marquis

ArtNewspaperLikeStrokeUntil

A woman's perfume tells more about her than her handwriting.

Christian Dior

WomanPerfumeMoreHandwritingHer

It's not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections.

Antonin Scalia

NewSpecialUpGetMinorities

Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.

Annette Bening

WomenKnowYesPlayedReally

I just find all that stuff incredibly funny. I love a fart. I'd do anything for a good poo story.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

FunnyLoveGoodStoryFindAnything

How girls perceive themselves is interesting, and how they act when they're looking in the mirror.

Petra Collins

MirrorLookingInterestingActHow

People see me on the court only as a superhero, grunting and winning. They think you're a robot, and I'm not.

Serena Williams

PeopleDoorsLiteratureYouPlace

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