I'm always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common.
Doris LessingTime and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors.
Doris LessingRemember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty or fifty - and vise versa. Donโt read a book out of its right time for you.
Doris Lessing