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What society doesnt realize is that in the past, ordinary people r

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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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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I do not think that marriage is one of my talents. Ive been much happier unmarried than married. – Doris Lessing

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