Quotes by Doris Lessing

Things are not quite so simple always as black and white.

Small things amuse small minds.

When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue.

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much better than stealing.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.