These things I say, and shall say, if I can, are no longer, or are not yet, or never were, or never will be, or if they were, if they are, if they will be, were not here, are not here, will not be here, but elsewhere.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker questions the temporal and spatial reality of their own words, suggesting they exist outside of normal time and place.
- In plain terms
- My words exist somewhere else, not here in time or space.
- What can you take from it?
- Language can transcend physical constraints of time and place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do your thoughts truly exist?
- Does language create reality?
Another view
This perspective makes communication and shared reality difficult.
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