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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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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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What the feminists want of me is something they havent examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness. – Doris Lessing

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