What the feminists want of me is something they havent examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness. – Doris Lessing
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. – Doris Lessing
It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. – Doris Lessing
I dont think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women. – Doris Lessing
What a strange thing is the propagation of life! A bubble of seed which may be spilt in a whores lap, or in the orgasm of a voluptuous dream, might (for aught we know) have formed a Caesar or a Bonaparte — there is nothing remarkable recorded of their sires, that I know of. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron