Books Quotes by James Geary

A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.

— James Geary

You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.

— James Geary

“Why must an aphorism be brief? Because only a fool gives a speech in a burning house.”

— James Geary

In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.

— James Geary

There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.

— James Geary

“For life is short and the art of writing books is very, very long.”

— James Geary

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.

— James Geary

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

— James Geary

Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.

— James Geary

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves…

— James Geary

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

— James Geary

Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.

— James Geary