“My speech is imperfect. Not because I want to shine with words, but out of the impossibility of finding those words, I speak in images. With nothing else can I express the words from the depths.”— C. G. Jung, amazon.com
“Even if I now saw you only once, I would long for you through worlds, worlds, worlds.”— Izumi Shikibu, amazon.com
“I think communication starts when words are not present at all. I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important”— Marina Abramovic, theodysseyonline.com
“Cussing doesn’t come from a lack of vocabulary – I know all the other words. None of them speak the same language that my fucking heart does.”— Anis Mojgani, goodreads.com
“I might be confused sometimes in my head but it is not something you need to talk about. Before you can talk you have to line it all up in order and I had rather just let it swirl around until I am too tired to think.”— Kaye Gibbons, amazon.com
“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”— Laurie Halse Anderson, amazon.com
“I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that’s always existed.”— Mark Zuckerberg, amazon.com
“I’m always trying to convey something that can’t be conveyed…to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones and which can only be experienced in those bones.”— Franz Kafka, amazon.com
“These days I just can’t seem to say what I mean. I just can’t. Every time I try to say something, it misses the point. Either that or I end up saying the opposite of what I mean. The more I try to get it right the more mixed up it gets. Sometimes I can’t even remember what I was trying to say in the…”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I always thought "What pen do you use?" was the way artists make conversation, like "Hey, got a light?”— School of Night, twitter.com
“Emotions are like vomit. You can only hold it in for so long before it all just comes out... and by that time it's pretty messy.”— Simon Sinek, twitter.com
“Retrouvailles (French): The joy people feel after meeting loved ones again after a long time apart.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Kanyininpa (Pintupi): Intimate and active relationship between carer and caree.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Gjensynsglede (Norwegian): The joy of meeting someone you haven't seen in a long time.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Gigil (Tagalog): The irresistible urge to pinch someone because they are loved or cherished.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com
“Cafune (Portuguese): Tenderly running one’s fingers through a loved one’s hair.”— Shaunacy Ferro, mentalfloss.com