Quotes About Ineffability

You can't second-guess ineffability, I always say.

I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.

What we can't say we can't say, and we can't whistle it either.

Türkçenin kendine mahsus bir manas?zl???... Dünyada hiçbir lisanda bu kabiliyet yoktur... Saatlerce konu?up hiçbir ?ey ifade etmemek kabiliyeti!

an intensification of both physiological and psychological sensation; disinhibition; a sense of 'givenness' or connection; auditory hallucinations – voice hearing of a rather particular kind; boundary confusions; an exhilarating consciousness of being at risk, in peril; ineffability and bliss.

I've seen plays that are, objectively, total messes that move me in ways that their tidier brethren do not. That's the romantic mystery of great theater. Translating this ineffability into printable prose is a challenge that can never be fully met.

I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.

Ineffability is of course a hallmark of the mystical experience. "The awareness transcends any particular sensory modality," he explained, unhelpfully. Was it scary? "There was no terror, only fascination and awe.

You can't second-guess ineffability, I always say.

You cannot contain me. You will return. You will call for me. You know you will. Like speaks to like. I woke you.

Mark Twain cannot be defined.

Non-being is "not to be spoken of," for it is, in the strictest sense, nowhere.

The breaking of a wave cannot explain the whole sea.

Unspeakable"--unspeakability?--comes in three varieties. First, that which cannot be said because one does not know it, and therefore cannot say it. Second, that which cannot be spoken because it is culturally impermissible to do so. And third, that which cannot be named because it is impossible, since the language provides no terms, no words to enable articulation.