“It’s true that I am fascinated by compelling ideas and language… particularly the forms we refer to as poetry and philosophy. Science as well.

At the same, time, I am aware that these are toys. They are things I play with in an attempt to get somewhere far beyond them… direct experience of their ‘nominata’… the things, beings, situations and processes that language points at.

After all, the entire range of words and ideas related to ‘the Sun’ have very little to do with the sun as it is, and, in fact, may diminish our capacity to learn about and experience the sun… or relate directly with it.

Far beyond langauge and concepts, there is a domain of being whose depth and beauty are so profound as to be nearly lethal. It is rare indeed that language or explanations will grant us access to these domains. For their key lies not in ideas, but relationships… and their nature will be found not in explanations… but impassioned intimacy.”

— an intelligence agent