42 Quotes by Penelope Keith

Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.

I don't feel 'vibes' when I enter a building - don't feel the previous owners looking down on me. But I do know when a place feels friendly.

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today.

Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.

I'm a bit of a Scotophile. I have a house on the Black Isle, so I'm in Scotland quite a lot and think Edinburgh is just the most beautiful city.

I'm not against accents - my husband's from Lancashire and has a rural Lancs accent. We've just got back from Scotland yesterday, and I love that Highland burr.

A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history.

I don't believe in public humiliation. It went out with the stocks.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.