The very fact that a thing—anything—can be fitted into a meaning built up of words—small, black words, that can be written with one hand and the stub of a pencil—means that it is not big enough to be overwhelming. It is the vast, formless, unknown and unknowable things that we fear. Anything which can be brought to a common point—a focus within our understanding—can be dealt with.
Lara Jefferson, These Are My Sisters