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Clarice Lispector
“Freedom isn't enough. What I desire doesn't have a name yet.”
Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart

Clarice Lispector
“When I suddenly see myself in the depths of the mirror, I take fright. I can scarcely believe that I have limits, that I am outlined and defined. I feel myself to be dispersed in the atmosphere, thinking inside other creatures, living inside things beyond myself. When I suddenly see myself in the mirror, I am not startled because I find myself ugly or beautiful. I discover, in fact, that I possess another quality. When I haven't looked at myself for some time, I almost forget that I am human, I tend to forget my past, and I find myself with the same deliverance from purpose and conscience as something that is barely alive. I am also surprised to find as I gaze into the pale mirror with open eyes that there is so much in me beyond what is known, so much that remains ever silent.”
Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart
tags: self

“If someday the moon calls you by your name don’t be surprised,
Because every night I tell her about you.”
Shahrazad al-Khalij

Clarice Lispector
“To know when to quit. Whether to give up--this is often the question facing the gambler. No one is taught the art of walking away. And the anguish of deciding if I should keep playing is hardly unusual. Will I be able to quit honorably? or am I the type who waits stubbornly for something to happen? something like, for instance, the end of the world? or whatever it might be, maybe my own sudden death, in which case my decision to give up would be beside the point.”
Clarice Lispector, A Breath of Life

Clarice Lispector
“Never suffer because you don't have an opinion on this or that topic. Never suffer because you are not something or because you are.”
Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart

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