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Men are restless, adventurous. Women are conservative - despite wh

Men are restless, adventurous. Women are conservative – despite what current ideology says. – Doris Lessing

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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, theres a layer of people who run everything. But we –were just peasants. We dont understand whats going on, and we cant do anything. – Doris Lessing

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Professionalism
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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

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