Brent Weeks

Abaddon seemed incredulous that Kip still didn't get it, even with what he semmed to think was a generous hint. He shook his head. Know this, O Kip. Your being here involves a compromise. Your mind is not structured to understand timelessness. So instead of being outside of time, you are instead carrying around with you a bubble of causality."
"Hammerfist centaur granite," Kip said gravely.
Ancient eyes wrinkled, irraitated. "What?"
"I was trying, uh, trying to demonstrate how I could understand each of the three words in a three-word phrase and still have no clue what they mean together."