I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story. Doris Lessing optimismpessimismstory Change image and share on social
I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that 'nothing succeeds like success.' Doris Lessing bookdreadfulhighlight Change image and share on social
In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better. Doris Lessing cookprocessstory Change image and share on social
I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government. Doris Lessing cruelevilgovernment 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
I would not be at all surprised to find out... that the dimensions of buildings affect us in ways we don't guess. Doris Lessing affectbuildingdimension Change image and share on social
I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. I've been much happier unmarried than married. Doris Lessing happyhavemarriage 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
This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there's a layer of people who run everything. But we - we're just peasants. We don't understand what's going on, and we can't do anything. Doris Lessing equiplayerpeasant share on social