What is a hero without love for mankind.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

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,...

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

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...

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

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

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

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...