The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. Doris Lessing bodychangeconfusion Change image and share on social
When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia. Doris Lessing bitebritishempire Change image and share on social
September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasn't that terrible. Doris Lessing americanbackhappen Change image and share on social
God knows why nobody ever learns from the preceding generation - but they don't. Doris Lessing generationgodlearn Change image and share on social
You should write, first of all, to please yourself. You shouldn't care a damn about anybody else at all. But writing can't be a way of life; the important part of writing is living. You have to live in such a way that your writing emerges from it. Doris Lessing caredamnemerge share on social
What is a hero without love for mankind. Doris Lessing herolovemankind Change image and share on social
I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents. Doris Lessing carrygoodkid Change image and share on social
I don't write well when I'm sitting there sweating about every single phrase. Doris Lessing phrasesinglesit Change image and share on social
