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 messmotherwant Change image and share on social
With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how. Doris Lessing climateconfinedemocratic Change image and share on social
I'll be pleased when I'm dead. That will let me off worrying about all these wars. Doris Lessing deadpleasewar Change image and share on social
When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other empires. You know, when people talk about the British Empire, they always forget that all the European countries had empires. Doris Lessing absolutelybritishcountry share on social
For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying. Doris Lessing excitliferejuvenate Change image and share on social
I see every book as a problem that you have to solve. That is what dictates the form you use. It's not that you say, 'I want to write a science fiction book.' You start from the other end, and what you have to say dictates the form of it. Doris Lessing bookdictateend share on social
