We can never put their thoughts into words 100% exactly, and the message conveyed can never be fully understood by another either; in each instance, only 60% of the original meaning is retained.
Or, simply put, 36% of what’s in an authors mind is ultimately conveyed to the reader, the rest of the 64% is just misunderstanding.
Nisio Isin, Bakemonogatari (Vol. 1) afterword. Translation mine.
if the goat says so, it’s probably true. reviews here are ones that i’ve pour my heart into, but it’s hubristic to think that my thoughts can be losslessly expressed through words, then wholly transmitted to someone else’s mind.
36% might sound ludicrously low (and the ratio arguable), but that’s the best we got. so, if just over one-third of my sentiment that comes through to resemble something complete—i’m glad our mutual misunderstandings filled in the gaps; but even if not, know that whatever you got out of it, 64% were never intended in the first place.
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botan kamiina fully blossoms when drunk
Above all, an ode to humanity
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chitose is in the ramune bottle
It reaches for the moon, but can’t bring itself to leave Earth behind
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