Penelope Lively Quotes

How do we know who we are if we don’t know where we’ve been?

We should not ignore or isolate our roots, no matter where we stay.

Sometimes it can be easy to forget where your roots are or where you came from.

I've always known that my father's father and grandfather and grandmother were from Mexico. I've never denied it. I've always said it.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

I feel like our history and our roots make us who we are.

I know where I come from and what my roots are.

It's good to look back and know where you come from.

You've got to remember where you come from.

You can't run from your roots.

Remember where you came from.

I know my roots and I cannot forget the journey I made.

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

I think it's really important for me not to forget where I came from.

Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people, they are inside you.

Where you come from is such a huge part of who you are today.

You never realise how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes.

Returning to your family and where you came from, and your history... this is what makes you strong. It's not looking out that's going to do that - it's looking in.

Do not forget from whence you've come.

I was researching my family tree, and I was deeply hoping I was going to turn out to be Eastern European, but I'm not.

I'm proud of who I am, where I came from, what I was born into, and I would represent that till I die.

If you don't know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it's kind of hard to put things together.

You can't forget your roots.

You can't really run from your roots.

The most important thing in life is to know where you come from, and I know where I come from.