Clarice Lispector, "To the Linotype Operator"

Forgive all the typing mistakes. First, it’s because my right hand was badly burned. And second, well, I have no idea really.

A request: please don’t correct me. Punctuation is the breath of the sentence, and that’s how my sentence breathes. And if you find me odd, respect that too. Even I have been forced to respect myself.

Writing is a curse.

[from Too Much of Life]