Asked Quote by Deborah Levy
![“I realised that the question I had asked myself while writing this book [Swimming Home] was (as surgeons say) very close to the bone: 'What do we do with knowledge that we cannot bear to live with? What do we do with the things we do not want to know?'” quote by Deborah Levy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f6/deborah-levy-20056_bears_i-realised-that-the-question-i-had-asked_2764000.jpg)
“I realised that the question I had asked myself while writing this book [Swimming Home] was (as surgeons say) very close to the bone: 'What do we do with knowledge that we cannot bear to live with? What do we do with the things we do not want to know?'”
About This Quote
Source Book: Swimming Home by Deborah Levy, 2011
The quote explores the burden of possessing knowledge that is painful or unsettling, questioning how to live with such truths.
In simple terms: Having unbearable knowledge is a heavy burden.
Key Takeaway
Consider how you confront uncomfortable truths.
Themes
knowledge
burden
truth
ethics
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- writing
- therapy
- decision making
Key Concepts
existentialism
psychology
morality
Questions to Reflect On
- What truths do you avoid?
- How can you responsibly handle painful knowledge?
A Different Perspective
Knowledge can be paralyzing, not all truths must be acted upon immediately.
![“I’ do not know [how to do] anything in the worldly life. ‘I’ do not know anything at all. ‘I’ know only about the Self [The soul]. The Self is the Knower-Seer; that I know. Whatever the Self sees, I can see that.” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/88e/dada-bhagwan-31_identity_i-do-not-know-how-to-do-anything-in-the_2441737.jpg)
