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Pearls mean tears.

— Doris Lessing

More from Doris Lessing

  1. Man - who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for the work of chance!
  2. The worst superstition is to consider our own tolerable.
  3. It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important.
  4. Trust no friend without faults, and love a maiden, but no angel.
  5. For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and satisfying.
  6. What is a hero without love for mankind?
  7. Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much better than stealing.
  8. I have found it to be true that the older I've become the better my life has become.

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Topics in this quote

  • emotions
  • objects
  • pearls
  • sadness
  • symbolism
  • tears

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