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There's an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful; boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful.
Doris Lessing
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There's an unconscious bias in our society: girls are wonderful; boys are terrible. And to be a boy, or young man, growing up, having to listen to all this, it must be painful. — Doris Lessing

About Doris Lessing

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

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Doris Lessing lived from 1919 – 2013.