I got married and I had children because of the Second World War, as all of us did, exclaiming, 'Oh, no, we are never going to bring a child into this wicked world,' but we had children by the dozen and got married. Doris Lessing bringchilddozen 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
When I became political and Communist, it was because they were the only people I had ever met who fought the color bar in their lives. Doris Lessing barcolorcommunist Change image and share on social
We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed. Doris Lessing dreamenterneed Change image and share on social
Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse. Doris Lessing collapsedependentdicey Change image and share on social
In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. Doris Lessing foolgreatlaw Change image and share on social
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
A story is how we construct our experiences. Doris Lessing constructexperiencestory Change image and share on social
I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer. Doris Lessing creativedealgive share on social
