Quote by Terry Pratchett

It was quite impossible to describe.Here is what it looked like.It looked like a piano sounds shortly after being dropped down a well. It tasted yellow, and it felt Paisley. It smelled like the total eclipse of the moon.

It was quite impossible to describe.Here is what it looked l

Summary

This quote highlights the challenge of describing something indescribable. The author uses vivid sensory imagery to convey the complexity and uniqueness of the subject. By comparing the appearance to the sound of a piano dropped down a well, the taste to the color yellow, the texture to Paisley, and the smell to a total eclipse of the moon, it emphasizes the inability to accurately capture its essence in familiar terms. Overall, the quote showcases the limitations of language in adequately conveying certain experiences or phenomena.

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By Terry Pratchett

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