Penelope Lively Quotes

I'm not an historian and I'm not wanting to write about how I perceive the social change over the century as a historian, but as somebody who's walked through it and whose life has been dictated by it too, as all our lives are.

Penelope Lively

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeChangeSocial ChangeWriteOver

I opted for a freelance writing career. I was lucky enough to have the means to do it.

Matt Ridley

WritingEnoughCareerLuckyMeans

I've been buying instruments and musical gear for a long time.

Jeff Tweedy

TimeLongLong TimeBuyingBeen

The first movie I ever saw was a blaxploitation movie. It was called 'Monkey Hustle.' Like I said, just listen to the name. That's a blaxploitation movie. It had these incredible, bigger-than-life images of people who looked like I did. Or who looked like I wanted to look like.

Michael Jai White

PeopleNameHustleLookMonkeySaid

A biscuit in the States is something you would put gravy on with dinner, and it's not sweet in the least!

Stephan Pastis

SweetDinnerYouSomethingWould

The fact is that people are attracted to new work and by new work.

Tom Stoppard

WorkPeopleNewFactAttracted

And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously.

Minoru Yamasaki

ThinkLookSometimesWhyWillShape

I love the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' I love everybody. I loved every single person in the Cosby house, I loved every single person who went to Hillman.

Jay Ellis

LoveLovedHousePersonFreshWho

Human vocabulary is still not capable, and probably never will be, of knowing, recognizing, and communicating everything that can be humanly experienced and felt.

Jose Saramago

WillNeverKnowingHumanVocabulary

How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of.

Cindy Crawford

LifeMyselfProudThinkMy LifeNow

As a country, we like to ignore our past. We don't like to look at it.

Brandon Victor Dixon

PastIgnoreLookCountryLikeOur

My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature.

Anthony Bourdain

NatureHouseRunMeanCatAdopted

As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that's fine. But even if you don't quote-unquote make it, you're fine if you've given it your whole heart and soul.

Alice Walker

HeartBestSoulPeopleUniverseYou

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