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Quote by Doris Lessing
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that th

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. – Doris Lessing

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In university they dont tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools. – Doris Lessing

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Theres an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful. – Doris Lessing

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