Doris Lessing quote: All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel the roughness of a carpet under smooth ...

All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel the roughness of a carpet under smooth soles, a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones are moving easily under the ...

~ Doris Lessing ~

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