PANDEMONIUUM

We have already gone beyond whatever we have words for.

But whatever Socrates may say, it remains the case, as anyone can see, that people who stick to philosophy become strange monsters, not to say utter rogues; even the best of them are made useless by philosophy

For my part, I have found that, when I wish to write a book on some subject, I must first soak myself in detail, until all the separate parts of the subject-matter are familiar; then, someday, if I am fortunate, I perceive the whole, with all its parts duly interrelated. After that, I only have to write down what I have seen. The nearest analogy is first walking all over a mountain in a mist, until every path and ridge and valley is separately familiar, and then, from a distance, seeing the mountain whole and clear in bright sunshine.