valley of things unsaid
how can I understand what I feel if I don’t have words for it? And how, then, could I ever hope to be understood?
Anna Branten • The Collapse of Communication
You can feel deeply connected to someone who will never feel that with you. That doesn’t diminish the intimacy; it simply reveals its asymmetry. And you can be intimate with people without ever touching them - a mentor, a stranger whose story becomes part of your own, a friend with whom words are unnecessary.
Tamara • The Intimacy Illusion
We are alone in our minds. At best, we can describe what we feel using symbols and objects. We feel resonance only when we somehow convert those symbols and objects into something authentic and understandable to another person. It’s magical when it works.