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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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I dont think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. – Doris Lessing

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