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
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
Sentimentality is intolerable because it is false feeling. Doris Lessing falsefeltintolerable 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
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
