So long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing.
Clarice LispectorRead
I write as if to save somebody’s life. Probably my own. Life is a kind of madness that death makes. Long live the dead because we live in them.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the therapeutic power of writing and the enduring connection between life and death.
Clarice Lispector reflects on the profound impact that writing can have, suggesting that through her work, she attempts to preserve life and perhaps save her own spirit. The notion of life being intertwined with madness, and the living carrying the essence of the deceased, highlights the complex relationship between existence, creativity, and mortality.
Themes
WritingLifeDeathMadnessCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of creative expression, one might quote Lispector to underscore writing's power.
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Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grâce- which is called passion.
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I work only with lost and founds.
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