she had to fight for qualities that had not been even in he… - Doris Lessing

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she had to fight for qualities that had not been even in her vocabulary. Patience. Self-discipline. Self-control. Self-abnegation. Chastity. Adaptability to others - this above all. This always.

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Doris Lessing (22 October 1919 – 17 November 2013) was a British writer, born Doris May Tayler. In October 2007, Lessing became the eleventh woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in its 106-year history, and its oldest ever recipient.

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Pen Names: Jane Somers

Birth Name: Doris May Tayler

Native Name: Doris May Lessing

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