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

Quote by Doris Lessing

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

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

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

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...

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...

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

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

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

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...

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...

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.

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.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

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

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

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

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

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...

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

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...

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...