Quote by Doris Lessing
There was a time when young people respected learning and literatu

There was a time when young people respected learning and literature and now they dont. – 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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What society doesnt realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they dont now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared. – Doris Lessing

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