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
I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme, or something. If they write about their own experiences, something true is going to emerge. Doris Lessing emergeexperiencesit 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
Sometimes I think what I write is funny in its quiet way. Doris Lessing funnyquietwrite Change image and share on social
I didn't go to school much, so I taught myself what I knew from reading. Doris Lessing knowreadschool Change image and share on social
There was a time when young people respected learning and literature and now they don't. Doris Lessing learnliteraturepeople Change image and share on social
Everything all the time in a city is extraordinary! Doris Lessing cityextraordinarytime Change image and share on social
What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. Doris Lessing bookdisappearlearn share on social
There is nothing more boring for an intelligent woman than to spend endless amounts of time with small children. Doris Lessing amountborechild Change image and share on social
