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> [I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/i-believe-aphorisms-are-best-when-first-read-in-the-wild-free-from/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

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## More by James Geary

> [A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/a-simile-is-just-a-metaphor-with-the-scaffolding-still-up/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/you-only-really-discover-the-strength-of-your-spine-when-your-back-is/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [“Why must an aphorism be brief? Because only a fool gives a speech in a burning house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/why-must-an-aphorism-be-brief-because-only-a-fool-gives-a-speech-in-a/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/in-the-margin-for-error-lies-all-our-room-for-maneuver/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/there-is-no-aspect-of-our-experience-not-molded-in-some-way-by/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [“For life is short and the art of writing books is very, very long.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/for-life-is-short-and-the-art-of-writing-books-is-very-very-long/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/metaphor-lives-a-secret-life-all-around-us-we-utter-about-six/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/heroism-often-results-as-a-response-to-extreme-events/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/metaphor-impinges-on-everything-allowing-us-poets-and-non-poets-alike/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/metaphor-lives-a-secret-life-all-around-us-we-utter-about-six-2/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/i-believe-aphorisms-are-best-when-first-read-in-the-wild-free-from/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/aphorisms-are-literature-s-hand-luggage-light-and-compact-they-fit/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/sometimes-you-need-a-door-slammed-in-your-face-before-you-can-hear/)

[James Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-geary/)

> [Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/advice-is-given-freely-because-so-much-of-it-is-worthless/)

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> [London always reminds me of a brain. It is similarly convoluted and circuitous. A lot of cities, especially American ones like New York and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-geary/london-always-reminds-me-of-a-brain-it-is-similarly-convoluted-and/)

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