Quote by Doris Lessing
The great secret that all old people share is that you really have

The great secret that all old people share is that you really havent changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you dont change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. – Doris Lessing

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Its lovely to have money to give away – thats the bonus of winning the Nobel. – Doris Lessing

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When youre young you think that youre going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue. – Doris Lessing

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