Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are v… — Quoted

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“Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse.”

Doris Lessing · Society

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What society doesn't realize is that in the past, ordinary people respected learning. They respected books, and they don't now, or not very much. That whole respect for serious literature and learning has disappeared.

Learning

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I hate Iran. I hate the Iranian government. It's a cruel and evil government.

Government

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I think a lot of romanticizing has gone on with the women's movement.

Women

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

Peace