Quote by Maggie Stiefvater

“You don't have to explain something you haven't said.”

— Calvin Coolidge

“I can explain it to you, but I can't make you understand it.”

— R. Gaston

You don't have to explain something you never said.

— Calvin Coolidge

Your explanation depresses me," I said. "Your nonsense depresses me," said Simple.

— Langston Hughes

As a writer I'm not an explainer, really. I'm a narrator. I mistrust explanation.

— D. T. Max

“I don’t want you to explain. I want you to convince me I’m wrong. Or admit I’m right.”

— Chris Pavone

Perhaps it would be simpler if you just did what you're told and didn't try to understand things.

— Terry Pratchett

“I cannot understand what you do not say.”

— Kate McGahan

You cannot explain to someone who comes with no idea of what you are talking about without being misunderstood.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“To explain something to someone is first of all to show him he cannot understand it by himself.”

— Jacques Rancière

when driven to the necessity of explaining, I found that I did not myself understand what I meant.

— Maria Edgeworth

You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.

— Baltasar Gracian