You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I cant say I do like it very much. – Doris Lessing
It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. – Doris Lessing
Men are restless, adventurous. Women are conservative – despite what current ideology says. – Doris Lessing
I dont know much about creative writing programs. But theyre not telling the truth if they dont 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