“Oh Christ. I couldn't care less. … I can't say I'm overwhelmed with surprise.”

— Doris Lessing

As quoted in "Doris Lessing oldest to win literature Nobel" by Philip Marchand in The Toronto Star (12 October 2007) http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Books/article/266062
Context: Oh Christ. I couldn't care less. … I can't say I'm overwhelmed with surprise. I'm 88 years old and they can't give the Nobel to someone who's dead, so I think they were probably thinking they'd probably better give it to me now before I've popped off.

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British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer … 1919–2013

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