Penelope Lively Quotes

Conventional forms of narrative allow for different points of view, but for this book I wanted a structure whereby each of the main characters contributed a distinctive version of the story.

Penelope Lively

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

BookStoryViewStructureNarrative

I always knew the Sixties wasn't a revolution. It really was just a bunch of university students with wealthy parents having fun.

John Lydon

FunParentsHaving FunRevolution

I'm not that professional.

Andy Richter

Professional

Guitar is great for a certain thing, but a piano is so much more expansive.

Mick Ralphs

GreatGuitarMorePianoMuchThing

I mean, you're gonna be left behind if you don't appreciate the genius that is Meredith Vieira.

Mo Rocca

AppreciateGeniusYouMeanLeft

When I was about 7, I fancied Anna Chlumsky; the girl from 'My Girl.'

Luke Treadaway

GirlAboutAnnaFancied

I'm really quite simple.

Donna Karan

SimpleQuiteReally

I'm a sprinter man. We don't jog; we don't walk. It's full-out. It's big engines. You don't take a car that has 600 horsepower for a cross-country drive.

Donovan Bailey

CarWalkManDriveYouBig

As a writer, I have to show complexities. Through my writings, I hope to bring out people in different situations and not just one-dimensional beings.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

HopePeopleOutThroughBringJust

I take Wellbutrin because I'm afraid to go into stores. I'm afraid people are going to yell at me.

Christina Ricci

PeopleMeGoAfraidTakeGoing

Everyone always says, 'We don't want to be pigeonholed.' But sometimes, your pigeonhole is a great place to be.

Brian Fallon

GreatPlaceSometimesWantAlways

On 'Queer Eye,' I really get to see the way someone lives. They know the Fab Five are coming, but they don't know when or how, so our producers make sure they don't clean up so that we can experience exactly how they normally live.

Bobby Berk

LiveExperienceEyeSomeoneKnowUp

I see the Internet as the next big deal - I wanted to get in on it early on so I wouldn't get behind it all.

Bruce Campbell

InternetEarlyNextSeeI SeeBig

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