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I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer.
Doris Lessing
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"I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer."
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I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if they don't teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer. — Doris Lessing

About Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing was a Writer from United Kingdom (1919–2013).

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This quote is attributed to Doris Lessing, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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Doris Lessing lived from 1919 – 2013.
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