I gazed at these marvels in profound silence. Words were utterly wanting to indicate the sensations of wonder I experienced. I seemed, as I stood upon that mysterious shore, as if I were some wandering inhabitant of a distant planet, present for the first time at the spectacle of some terrestrial phenomena belonging to another existence. To give body and existence to such new sensations would have required the coinage of new words - and here my feeble brain found itself wholly at fault. I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear! . Jules Verne
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Before I was a writer, I was a professional photographer. One of the assignments I had as a photographer was illustrating a travel guide for a small airline company. The pictures were to be taken in the context of the airline's brochure. As you can imagine, there were incredible pictures to shoot.

But, there was one picture that took my breath away; it was an aerial view of the Grand Canyon. It seemed like I'd always wanted to see this sight, but I'd never actually done it. And here it was, right in front of me. The words that came to mind at that moment are inadequate to describe what I felt; I could only stand there and gaze at the wonder of it all.

Words simply don't do it justice.

Source: Journey To The Center Of The Earth

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