Quotes About Clarity

And I had become, that was certain, but without an object, without a real passion, without a determined ambition.

Substancialmente falou que o problema da juventude era a falta de olhos para se ver e de sentimentos para se sentir com objetividade.

they had an ability to classify, a logical lucidity, that Professor Galiani didn't possess.

Diferentemente do que ocorre nos romances, a vida verdadeira, depois que passou, tende não para a clareza, mas para a obscuridade.

words rarely go to the right place, and if they do, it's only for a very brief time.

No lo sé, es difícil dar una respuesta tajante que sea cierta

As coisas mais difíceis de falar são as que nós mesmos não conseguimos entender.

Las cosas más difíciles de contar son las que nosotros mismos no llegamos a comprender." —

el diario me provocaba un afán de verdad. Pensaba que en la escritura no tenía sentido contenerse, de ahí que escribiera

I tend toward an expansive sentence that has a cold surface and, visible underneath it, a magma of unbearable heat. I want readers to know from the first lines what they will have to deal with.

Le cose più difficili da raccontare sono quelle che noi stessi non riusciamo a capire.

The struggle is due to the fact that the present — the entire present — even that of the "I" who writes, letter by letter — can't maintain with clarity the thought-vision, which always comes before, is always the past, and therefore tends to be blotted out.

Unlike stories, real life, when it has passed, inclines toward obscurity, not clarity.

No hagamos escenas de mal gusto, las detesto. Dije lo que tenía que decir. Espero que mañana ya no estés aquí.

When truth is divided, errors multiply.

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic.

The profoundest thoughts of the philosophers have something trickle about them. A lot disappears in order for something to suddenly appear in the palm of the hand.

Understanding, as we understand it, is misunderstanding.

You draw closer to truth by shutting yourself off from mankind.

The life does not have meaning when we do not have goals.

Quando l'amore si trasforma in attesa dell'amore non siamo più in grado di capire cosa sentiamo veramente

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more like a sculpture where you remove, you eliminate in order to make the work visible. Even those pages you remove somehow remain.