"The atom cannot be seen"

In the dedication by the author, Lispector says, "And--and don't forget that the structure of the atom cannot be seen but is nonetheless known. I know about lots of things I've never seen. And so do you. You can't show proof of the truest thing of all, all you can do is believe. Weep and believe". With such words preluding the novel, I am not surprised that pervasive interpretations focus on the idea of the self (particularly the female self), knowledge, experience, and truth, especially privileging the idea that truth ought to be uncovered. Right now I am not quite sure how the following excerpt relates to the analysis I'd like to continue in the following posts, but I lay it out here as a point of departure.

"With this story I'm going to sensitize myself, and I am well aware that each day is a day stolen from death. I am not an intellectual, I write with my body. And what I write is a moist fog. Words are sounds transfused with unequal shadows that intersect, stalactites, lace, transfigured organ music. I hardly dare shout out words at this vibrant and rich, morbid and dark web which has its countertone in the thick bass of pain. Allegro con brio. I'll try to wrest gold from charcoal. I know that I'm putting off the story and playing ball without a ball. Is the fact and act? I swear this book is made without words. It is a mute photograph. This book is a silence. This book is a question" (8).