I am always being described as having views that I've never had in my life. Doris Lessing havelifeview Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think what I write is funny in its quiet way. Doris Lessing funnyquietwrite Change image and share on social
All my friends' mothers were appalling women. Doris Lessing appallfriendmother Change image and share on social
I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes - of course, there are thousands. It's a very talented city. Doris Lessing cityherolondon 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
I got married and I had children because of the Second World War, as all of us did, exclaiming, 'Oh, no, we are never going to bring a child into this wicked world,' but we had children by the dozen and got married. Doris Lessing bringchilddozen share on social
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. Doris Lessing oneselfpersuadereal Change image and share on social
I was writing all my childhood. And I wrote two novels when I was 17, which were terrible. And I'm not sorry I threw them out. So, I wrote. I had to write. You know, the thing was, I had no education. Doris Lessing childhoodeducationnovel 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
