Deep down I have this atavistic feeling that really I should be in the country. Penelope Lively atavisticcountrydeep Change image and share on social
All I know for certain is that reading is of the most intense importance to me; if I were not able to read, to revisit old favorites and experiment with names new to me, I would be starved - probably too starved to go on writing myself. Penelope Lively experimentfavoriteimportance share on social
We all need a past - that's where our sense of identity comes from. Penelope Lively identitypastsense Change image and share on social
I have long been interested in landscape history, and when younger and more robust I used to do much tramping of the English landscape in search of ancient field systems, drove roads, indications of prehistoric settlement. Penelope Lively ancientdriveenglish share on social
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 childcombinationfelt Change image and share on social
I didn't write anything until I was well over 30. Penelope Lively write Change image and share on social
We make choices but are constantly foiled by happenstance. Penelope Lively choiceconstantlyfoil Change image and share on social
The consideration of change over the century is about loss, though I think that social change is gain rather than loss. Penelope Lively centurychangeconsideration Change image and share on social
The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and manipulating characters; the novel is such a wonderfully flexible form. Penelope Lively alternativeapproachcharacter Change image and share on social
I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation. Penelope Lively characterembedfictional Change image and share on social
