Literature is analysis after the event.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.