So long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing.
Clarice LispectorRead
How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the struggle of balancing love and independence.
Clarice Lispector's quote delves into the complexities of romantic relationships, questioning how one can commit to a partner without losing one's personal freedom. It highlights the tension between desire for connection and the fear of being controlled or defined by that relationship, while also pondering the nature of ownership and attachment in the pursuit of personal desires.
In practice
During a keynote speech on self-empowerment, this quote could illustrate the importance of maintaining personal freedom in relationships.
So long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing.
A horse is freedom so indominable that it becomes useless to imprison it to serve man: it lets itself be domesticated, but with a simple, rebellious toss of the head-shaking its mane like an abundance of free-flowing hair-it shows that its inner nature is always wild, translucent and free.
The mystery of human destiny is that we are fated, but that we have the freedom to fulfill or not fulfill our fate: realization of our fated destiny depends on us. While inhuman beings like the cockroach realize the entire cycle without going astray because they make no choices.
Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grΓ’ce- which is called passion.
I work only with lost and founds.
Ela acreditava em anjo e, porque acreditava, eles existiam" | "She believed in angels, and, because she believed, they existed
We live in a generation of not being in love and not being together_x000D_ But we sure make it feel like we're together._x000D_ Cause we're scared to see each other with somebody else
Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.
The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.
...as long as nothing happens between them, the memory is cursed with what hasn't happened.
Yesterday my daughter said to me, 'My marriage is falling apart.' And now all she can do is watch it falling.
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