on explanation
“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.”
Original quotes
From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on explanation
Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don’t make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit.
Anne LamottAnne Lamott The truth that we must finally confront is that Islam contains specific notions of martyrdom and jihad that fully explain the character of Muslim violence.
Sam HarrisSam Harris I love New York. It’s hard to explain, but it’s the energy of the city. It’s not like L.A. where everything is spread out.
Hailey BieberHailey Bieber Never complain. Never explain.
Katharine HepburnKatharine Hepburn Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.
Charles SchumerCharles Schumer Art, if it is successful, needs no explanation.
Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard A foreign correspondent, after talking to me for a while, once said: “You don’t seem smart enough to be so good at what you’re doing. Do you have an explanation?”
Charlie MungerCharlie Munger