Doris Lessing : (3) " I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes – of course, there are thousands. It’s a very talented city. " - Doris Lessing " They can’t give a Nobel to someone who’s dead so I think they were probably thinking they had better give it to me now before I popped off. " - Doris Lessing " As soon as I got the Nobel Prize my back collapsed and I was in hospital. " - Doris Lessing