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Doris Lessing Quotes

Writers, and particularly female writers, have to fight for the conditions they need to work Picture Quote #1

Capable people do not understand incapacity; clever people do not understand stupidity Picture Quote #1

What is charm then? The free giving of a grace, the spending of something given by nature in her role of spendthrift... something extra, superfluous, unnecessary, essentially a power thrown away Picture Quote #1

What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared Picture Quote #1

What the feminists want of me is something they haven't examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness Picture Quote #1

I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married Picture Quote #1

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I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she had not been messed up by World War I Picture Quote #1

Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse Picture Quote #1

September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasn't that terrible Picture Quote #1

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion Picture Quote #1

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best Picture Quote #1

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There's an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful; boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful Picture Quote #1

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue Picture Quote #1

When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia Picture Quote #1

You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I can't say I do like it very much Picture Quote #1

It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel Picture Quote #1

It can be considered a rule that the probable duration of an empire may be prognosticated by the degree to which it's rulers believe in their own propaganda Picture Quote #1

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Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so Picture Quote #1

You can only learn to be a better writer by actually writing. I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer Picture Quote #1

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much better than stealing Picture Quote #1

What they didn't realize was that in science fiction is some of the best social fiction of our time Picture Quote #1

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying Picture Quote #1

This has been going on for 30 years. I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one, so I'm delighted to win them all. It's a royal flush Picture Quote #1

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I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer Picture Quote #1

Oh Christ. I couldn't care less... I can't say I'm overwhelmed with surprise. I'm 88 years old and they can't give the Nobel to someone who's dead, so I think they were probably thinking they'd probably better give it to me now before I've popped off Picture Quote #1

The Golden Notebook for some reason surprised people but it was no more than you would hear women say in their kitchens every day in any country... I was really astounded that some people were shocked Picture Quote #1

I was taken around and shown things as a useful idiot... That's what my role was … I can't understand why I was so gullible Picture Quote #1

My major aim was to shape a book which would make it's own comment, a wordless statement: to talk through the way it was shaped. As I have said, this was not noticed Picture Quote #1

The two women were alone in the London flat. the point is, said Anna, as her friend came back from the telephone on the landing, the point is, that as far as I can see, everything's cracking up Picture Quote #1

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Writers, and particularly female writers, have to fight for the conditions they need to work (Doris Lessing Quotes) Capable people do not understand incapacity; clever people do not understand stupidity (Doris Lessing Quotes) What is charm then? The free giving of a grace, the spending of something given by nature in her role of spendthrift... something extra, superfluous, unnecessary, essentially a power thrown away (Doris Lessing Quotes) What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared (Doris Lessing Quotes) What the feminists want of me is something they haven't examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness (Doris Lessing Quotes) I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married (Doris Lessing Quotes) I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents (Doris Lessing Quotes) I wanted to write about my mother as she should have been if she had not been messed up by World War I (Doris Lessing Quotes) Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse (Doris Lessing Quotes) September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasn't that terrible (Doris Lessing Quotes) The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion (Doris Lessing Quotes) There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best (Doris Lessing Quotes) There's an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful; boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful (Doris Lessing Quotes) When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue (Doris Lessing Quotes) When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia (Doris Lessing Quotes) You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I can't say I do like it very much (Doris Lessing Quotes) It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel (Doris Lessing Quotes) It can be considered a rule that the probable duration of an empire may be prognosticated by the degree to which it's rulers believe in their own propaganda (Doris Lessing Quotes) Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so (Doris Lessing Quotes) You can only learn to be a better writer by actually writing. I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer (Doris Lessing Quotes) Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much better than stealing (Doris Lessing Quotes) What they didn't realize was that in science fiction is some of the best social fiction of our time (Doris Lessing Quotes) For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying (Doris Lessing Quotes) This has been going on for 30 years. I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one, so I'm delighted to win them all. It's a royal flush (Doris Lessing Quotes) I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer (Doris Lessing Quotes) Oh Christ. I couldn't care less... I can't say I'm overwhelmed with surprise. I'm 88 years old and they can't give the Nobel to someone who's dead, so I think they were probably thinking they'd probably better give it to me now before I've popped off (Doris Lessing Quotes) The Golden Notebook for some reason surprised people but it was no more than you would hear women say in their kitchens every day in any country... I was really astounded that some people were shocked (Doris Lessing Quotes) I was taken around and shown things as a useful idiot... That's what my role was … I can't understand why I was so gullible (Doris Lessing Quotes) My major aim was to shape a book which would make it's own comment, a wordless statement: to talk through the way it was shaped. As I have said, this was not noticed (Doris Lessing Quotes) The two women were alone in the London flat. the point is, said Anna, as her friend came back from the telephone on the landing, the point is, that as far as I can see, everything's cracking up (Doris Lessing Quotes)

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