It was an honor for HarperCollins to publish her . '' NEW : HarperCollins CEO says Lessing had `` a fierce intellect and a warm heart '' Lessing `` passed away peacefully '' at her Zimbabwe home , publisher says . `` I was born to write , '' Lessing said . Dickens won `` Not long ago in literature at 1962 .
NEW : HarperCollins CEO says Lessing had `` a fierce intellect and a warm heart '' Lessing `` passed away peacefully '' at her Zimbabwe home , publisher says . `` I was born to write , '' Lessing said . Dickens won `` Not long ago in literature at 1962 .