Enough. Sudden enough. Sudden all far. No move and sudden all far. All least. Three pins. One pinhole. In dimmost dim. Vasts apart. At bounds of boundless void. Whence no farther. Best worse no farther. Nohow less. Nohow worse. Nohow naught. Nohow on.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A sparse description of extreme reduction, distance, and void.
- In plain terms
- Everything is far, dim, and separated by vast spaces.
- What can you take from it?
- Sometimes only short words capture the state of being.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do words leave out?
- How to speak emptiness?
Another view
It may be too fragmented to guide action.
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