If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth...

It is terrible to destroy a person's picture of himself in the interests of truth...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

Pearls mean tears.

Pearls mean tears.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the...

With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.

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

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

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating,...