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

Quote by Doris Lessing

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

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...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...