I have grown weary of literature: silence alone comforts me. If I continue to write, itโs because I have nothing more to accomplish in this world except to wait for death. Searching for the word in darkness. Any little success invades me and puts me in full view of everyone. I long to wallow in the mud. I can scarcely control my need for self-abasement, my craving for licentiousness and debauchery. Sin tempts me, forbidden pleasures lure me. I want to be both pig and hen, then kill them and drink their blood.
Clarice LispectorEverything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.
Clarice LispectorI just know that I don't want cheating. I refuse. I deepened myself but I don't believe in myself because my thought is invented.
Clarice LispectorHow 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?
Clarice Lispector