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The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Committee Get Industry Jump Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Publishing Run Themselves Tune Vote World

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I do have a sense, and I've never not had it, of how easily things can vanish.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Easily Had How Never Sense Things Vanish

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The thing is, I haven't changed at all.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Changed Thing

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I've worked hard all my life. You have to if you want to get things done.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: All My Life Done Get Hard Life My Life Things Want Worked You

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It is very enjoyable, writing a story. You get this idea. It takes hold of you. And then you spend day and night thinking about how to do it. And then you do it. And much later, you think, 'Oh, yes. That's an interesting question.'

~Doris Lessing

Topics: About Day Day And Night Enjoyable Get Hold How Idea Interesting Later Much Night Oh Question Spend Story Takes Then Think Thinking Very Writing Yes You

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I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've had - I don't know what - the literary equivalent of a shower. Something that would start them thinking in a slightly different way, perhaps. That's what I think writers are for.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Book Different Different Way Equivalent Had Job Know Like Literary Mine Perhaps Provoke Questions Read Shower Slightly Someone Something Start Them Think Thinking Way Would Writer Writers I Think

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It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Great Great People Important Mark Matters People Treat Trifles

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In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Fools Greater Law Learning Part Tell Tolerate University You

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There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Anything Best Oneself Only Persuade Real Second Sin

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My mother was a woman who was very frustrated. She had a great deal of ability, and all this energy went into me and my brother.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Ability Brother Deal Energy Frustrated Great Great Deal Had Me Mother She Very Who Woman

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: October 22nd, 1919

Died: November 17th, 2013

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