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

Quote by Doris Lessing

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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.

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a...

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

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

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

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

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

There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever...

There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever...

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.

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

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

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...

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

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...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...