Quote by Doris Lessing
It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and imp

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. – Doris Lessing

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September 11 was terrible but, if one goes back over the history of the IRA, what happened to the Americans wasnt that terrible. – Doris Lessing

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