If she had been left alone she would have gone on, in her own way, enjoying herself thoroughly, until people found one day that she had turned imperc… - Doris Lessing

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If she had been left alone she would have gone on, in her own way, enjoying herself thoroughly, until people found one day that she had turned imperceptibly into one of those women who have become old without ever having been middle aged: a little withered, a little acid, hard as nails, sentimentally kindhearted, and addicted to religion or small dogs.

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About Doris Lessing

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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Birth Name: Doris May Tayler
Native Name: Doris May Lessing
Alternative Names: Jane Somers
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