44 ordspråk av Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing
There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.
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There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best
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Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself
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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how things work. They are equipped. Up there, there's a layer of people who run everything. But we --we're just peasants. We don't understand what's going on, and we can't do anything.
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Time Bites: Views and Reviews
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Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.
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Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.
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What is a hero without love for mankind.
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What is a hero without love for mankind.
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What matters most is that we learn from living
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What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate is first-rate, that you don't need love when you do or that you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
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What's terrible is to pretend that the second-rate is first-rate, that you don't need love when you do or that you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.
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With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how.
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You only learn to be a better writer by actually writing
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