Beginning Quote by Clarice Lispector
““As long as I have questions and no answers I’ll keep on writing. How do you start at the beginning, if things happen before they happen? If before the pre-prehistory there were already the apocalyptic monsters? If this story doesn’t exist now, it will. Thinking is an act. Feeling is a fact. Put the two together—I am the one writing what I am writing. God is the world. Truth is always an interior and inexplicable contact. My truest life is unrecognizable, extremely interior and there is not a single word that defines it. My heart has emptied itself of every desire and been reduced to its own final or primary beat.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Hour of the Star, 1977
The writer explores perpetual questioning, the fluidity of reality, and the interior nature of truth, urging continuous creation despite uncertainty.
In simple terms: Keep questioning and writing; truth is interior.
Key Takeaway
Embrace uncertainty, keep creating.
Themes
questioning
creativity
existentialism
Mood
introspective
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- writing
- artistic exploration
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
philosophy
literary theory
Questions to Reflect On
- What unanswered question drives your work?
- How do you balance doubt and creation?
A Different Perspective
Unanswered questions can stall progress if not embraced.
