Quote by Doris Lessing on Reason and Barbarism

„This is a time when it is frightening to be alive, when it is hard to think of human beings as rational creatures. Everywhere we look we see brutality, stupidity, until it seems that there is nothing else to be seen but that--a descent into barbarism, everywhere, which we are unable to check. But I think that while it is true there is a general worsening, it is precisely because things are so frightening we become hypnotized, and do not notice--or if we notice, belittle--equally strong forces on the other side, the forces, in short, of reason, sanity and civilization.“

Doris LessingDoris Lessing on frightening times and the underestimated forces of reason, sanity and civilization.
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Doris Lessing was a British-South African writer known for her critical novels and essays on society, politics, and human nature.

Doris Lessing reflects on dark times while emphasizing the unnoticed forces of reason and civilization.


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Doris Lessing quote about reason, sanity, civilization, and barbarism

Doris Lessing (1919–2013) was a British-South African writer renowned for her novels, essays, and short stories that explored themes such as politics, society, psychology, and the role of women. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

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