They can't give a Nobel to someone who's dead so I think they were probably thinking they had better give it to me now before I popped off. Doris Lessing deadgivenobel 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
All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed. Doris Lessing giveinterviewphotograph Change image and share on social
I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story. Doris Lessing optimismpessimismstory Change image and share on social
The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both my parents were both badly damaged by the war. My father, physically, and both mentally and emotionally. So, I know exactly what it's like to be brought up in an atmosphere of a continual harping on the war. Doris Lessing atmospherebadlybring share on social
Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how we construct our experiences. At the very simplest, it can be: 'He/she was born, lived, died.' Probably that is the template of our stories - a beginning, middle, and end. This structure is in our minds. Doris Lessing bearbeginconstruct share on social
Things are not quite so simple always as black and white. Doris Lessing blacksimplething Change image and share on social
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. Doris Lessing havelearnlife Change image and share on social
You know, looking at it objectively, I've written one or two good books. Doris Lessing bookgoodhave Change image and share on social