What is a hero without love for mankind.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

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...

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,...

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

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

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

Pearls mean tears.

Pearls mean tears.