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Penelope Lively quotes

English Author March 17, 1933

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Penelope Lively quote: "It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a..."
It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms."
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance."
We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "Getting to know someone else involves curiosity about where..."
Getting to know someone else involves curiosity about where they have come from, who they are. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "Matt knew only that he must see her again, and forever."
Matt knew only that he must see her again, and forever. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "Far as I'm concerned, they're all still here, like a lot of..."
Far as I'm concerned, they're all still here, like a lot of dear little ghosts. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "I've grown old with this century; there's not much left of..."
I've grown old with this century; there's not much left of either of us. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "Every novel generates its own climate, when you get going."
Every novel generates its own climate, when you get going. Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "And now I want to get yesterday down while I still have the..."
And now I want to get yesterday down while I still have the awful taste of it Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively quote: "I rather like getting away from fiction."
I rather like getting away from fiction. Penelope Lively

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