Was that, then, the way we do things? "Not knowing"- was that the way the most profound things happened? ... Was the secret of never escaping from the greater life the secret of living like a sleepwalker? (Clarice Lispector)

Was that, then, the way we do things? "Not knowing"- was that the way the most profound things happened? ... Was the secret of never escaping from the greater life the secret of living like a sleepwalker?

Clarice Lispector

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