The most awkward means are ...

The most awkward means are adequate to the communication of authentic experience, and the finest words no compensation for lack of it. It is for this reason that we are moved by the true Primitives and that the most accomplished art craftsmanship leaves us cold.
 Ananda Coomaraswamy

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Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.
 Ananda Coomaraswamy