That "That"

I am disturbed today since I met a rare person that reminds me of one of Tolstoy's characters, but I'm agitated because I can't remember which one, and furthermore I can't remember if it was in War and Peace or Anna Karenina, which could mean I may have to read them both again. Ugh. The person being described in the novel so impressed Tolstoy that all he could say was that they had "that that", which is striking because it means Tolstoy could not describe them in his own language, and if Tolstoy can't describe them that maybe it can't be done through human language. In any case, I WILL read both novels again if I have to, because even though the description is seemingly so meager, the reader knows EXACTLY what he means.

In any case, there are a handful of people, male and female, old, young, and in between,  throughout one's life that when you meet them you can't think of one word to describe them, their presence is so complete, majestic, graceful and powerful, that they almost take your breath away. It is usually not the initial meeting that has this affect, but this IS what happens to you after you spend a couple of days with them, or a sequence of interactions. It is a magical, enchanting,  bordering on hypnotic experience, similar to an invisible gravitational force that presses upon your soul. I don't know HOW it happens since this is not within the purview of science as we know it, but I do know that 'that'  is, and 'that' it enriches my life and adds a healthy dose of mystery and fascination to it.