I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme... If they write about their own experiences, something true is going to emerge.


"Literature Nobel Awarded to Writer Doris Lessing" All Things Considered NPR (11 October 2007)

NPR Literature Nobel Awarded to Writer Doris Lessing : NPR


I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme... If they write about their own experiences,...

I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme... If they write about their own experiences,...

I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme... If they write about their own experiences,...

I do not think writers ought ever to sit down and think they must write about some cause, or theme... If they write about their own experiences,...