I think a lot of romanticizing has gone on with the women's movement. Doris Lessing lotmovementromanticize Change image and share on social
I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married. Doris Lessing happyhavemarriage Change image and share on social
All my friends' mothers were appalling women. Doris Lessing appallfriendmother Change image and share on social
When I started, there were no big interviews, no television, no profiles and all that. The publishers were quite shockingly uncommercial, but they did look after their writers. Doris Lessing biginterviewprofile Change image and share on social
There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be. Doris Lessing law Change image and share on social
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 creativedealgive share on social
I'm not one of those writers that sits worrying about posthumous fame. Doris Lessing fameposthumoussit Change image and share on social
Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in the fantasies of people who have never met them. Doris Lessing cutembarrassfantasy Change image and share on social
It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth or some other abstraction. Doris Lessing abstractiondestroyinterest Change image and share on social
What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better. Doris Lessing capablelovepretend Change image and share on social
