Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct can — René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
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Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

— René Daumal, A Night of Serious Drinking
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