A favorite page from my one of my favorite authors: Clarice Lispector (Too Much Of Life)

“JORNAL DO BRASIL: 1969

Holy Mother of God, even I am frightened by my lack of modesty; but it's not that. Humility as a technique is this: only by approaching the thing with humility can we ensure that it does not escape us completely. I discovered this type of humility, which is actually a rather odd form of pride. Pride is not a sin, at least not a very grave one: pride is a childish fault like having too sweet a tooth. Except that pride has the enormous disadvantage of being a grave error, and given how errors delay life, makes one waste a lot of time.

HEROES

Even in Camus— there’s that love of heroism. Aren't there many ways of being a hero? Even understanding is heroism.

Cannot a man simply open a door and look out?”