http://simonwillison.net/2007-10-12T19:00:31+00:00Simon Willison2007-10-12T19:00:31+00:002007-10-12T19:00:31+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Oct/12/lessing/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071011/ap_on_re_eu/britain_lessing_reaction"><p>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.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071011/ap_on_re_eu/britain_lessing_reaction">Doris Lessing</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/doris-lessing">doris-lessing</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/literature">literature</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/nobelprize">nobelprize</a></p>