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

Quote by Doris Lessing

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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...

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

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

Pearls mean tears.

Pearls mean tears.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

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...

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

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

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.

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...