Fernando Pessoa - I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My...

I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My perfectionist instinct should inhibit me from finishing: it should inhibit me from even beginning. But I get distracted and start doing something. What I achieve is not the product of an act of my will but of my will's surrender. I begin because I don't have the strength to think; I finish because I don't have the courage to quit. This book is my cowardice.

Fernando Pessoa

theysaidso.com They Said So®

Fernando Pessoa Quotes

;
  1. Home
  2. Quotes
  3. Author
  4. Fernando Pessoa
  5. I'm astounded whenever I finish something. ...
I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My perfectionist instinct should inhibit me from finishing: it should inhibit me from even beginning. But I get distracted and start doing something. What I achieve is not the product of an act of my will but of my will's surrender. I begin because I don't have the strength to think; I finish because I don't have the courage to quit. This book is my cowardice. Fernando Pessoa
theysaidso.com They Said So®

Related Topics

writing cowardice

Keywords

astounded finish distressed perfectionist instinct inhibit finishing beginning distracted start achieve product act ' surrender begin strength courage quit book cowardice

Explore other Authors

Giada De Laurentiis
Angela Ruggiero
Jodie Foster
Laurie Halse Anderson
Bertolt Brecht
B. J. Gupta
John Frankenheimer
Michael Kors
Joseph Stalin
James Lovelock
Kevin J. Anderson
Chuck Jones

Citation

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation
"A quote by Fernando Pessoa" theysaidso.com, 2024. May 14, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/fernando-pessoa-im-astounded-whenever-i-finish-something-astounded-and-distresse
APA Style Citation
"A quote by Fernando Pessoa" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/fernando-pessoa-im-astounded-whenever-i-finish-something-astounded-and-distresse
Chicago Style Citation
"A quote by Fernando Pessoa". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/fernando-pessoa-im-astounded-whenever-i-finish-something-astounded-and-distresse , accessed May 14, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

Log in

There are no comments yet.