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I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one. I'm delighted to win them all, the whole lot.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Bloody Delighted Europe Every Lot Prizes Them Whole Win Won

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They can't give a Nobel to someone who's dead so I think they were probably thinking they had better give it to me now before I popped off.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Before Better Dead Give Had Me Nobel Now Off Someone Think Thinking Were I Think

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There is nothing more boring for an intelligent woman than to spend endless amounts of time with small children.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Amount Boring Children Endless Intelligent More Nothing Small Small Children Spend Than Time Woman

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I wasn't an active feminist in the '60s, never have been.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Active Been Feminist Never

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What the feminists want of me is something they haven't examined because it comes from religion. They want me to bear witness.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Bear Because Examined Feminists Me Religion Something Want Witness

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All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Being Give Interviews Photographed Spend Time

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Everything all the time in a city is extraordinary!

~Doris Lessing

Topics: City Everything Extraordinary Time

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I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Around Carry Course Good Kids Ought Parents Them Think Tough Travel Very I Think

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My father was in the First World War.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Father First First World First World War War World World War

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I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Characters Done Feminist Movement Much Think Women

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: October 22nd, 1919

Died: November 17th, 2013

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