As soon as I got the Nobel Prize my back collapsed and I was in hospital. Doris Lessing backcollapsehospital Change image and share on social
I do have a sense, and I've never not had it, of how easily things can vanish. Doris Lessing easilyhavesense Change image and share on social
What really fascinates me is this need that is so strong now that if you read a work of the imagination you instantly have to say, 'Oh, what this really is is so-and-so,' reducing it to a simple formula. Doris Lessing fascinateformulaimagination share on social
The critics slap labels on you and then expect you to talk inside their terms. Doris Lessing criticexpectinside 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
What I really can't stand about the feminist revolution is that it produced some of the smuggest, most unselfcritical people the world has ever seen. They are horrible. Doris Lessing feministhorriblepeople Change image and share on social
I wasn't an active feminist in the '60s, never have been. Doris Lessing 60sactivefeminist Change image and share on social
A writer falls in love with an idea and gets carried away. Doris Lessing carryfallidea 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
