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Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society which has not yet taken place.
Doris Lessing
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Doris Lessing
Age: 94 †
Born: 1919
Born: October 22
Died: 2013
Died: November 17
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I don't think that the feminist movement has done much for the characters of women.
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We do not know which of our silver products will be judged as gold by our successors, nor does it matter.
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Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.
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