“Like the feeling of a carbonated beverage slipping down the throat, the bubbles rushing and popping as they make their descent, the… — Eda J. Vor Copy Share Image
“Y That perfect letter. The wishbone, fork in the road, empty wineglass. The question we ask over and over. Why? Me with… — Marjorie Celona Copy Share Image
“I saw Sonora before me, so otherworldly, so desolate, some cast-out mistress on the pale blue planet, and longed suddenly to stay.” — Hannah Lillith Assadi Copy Share Image
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors. — Mary Catherine Bateson Copy Share Image
If you think about Don Quixote, Don Quixote is this guy who wants to live as if he was in a medieval… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage… — Tony Rothman Copy Share Image
“A half roll of Life Savers fused to the pockets, And in yet another, a lone unwrapped mint Had bundled itself in… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
I will turn human anatomy into roses and stars and sea. I will dissect the beloveds body in metaphor. — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
I favor a form of cosmopolitanism that takes nations very seriously, particularly because of the role of national law in sustaining or,… — Kwame Anthony Appiah Copy Share Image
“That cloak of love you were wearing—he’s torn it to shreds, undoing the seams of trust that held it together. How can… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Butt holes are like a one-way street; they were made the way they were for a reason.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
Let the snake wait under his weed and the writing be of words, slow and quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait,… — William Carlos Williams Copy Share Image
No doubt metaphors are dangerous- and perhaps especially so in philosophy. But a prohibition against their use would be a willful and… — Max Black Copy Share Image
A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree growing and consider its connectedness… — Ann Brashares Copy Share Image
What on earth is modern exegesis up to? Oh, little lazy one! Some red wine and up! Off you go, brandishing your… — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
“You want a shadow, you got to have light and something to get in its way.” — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
The last level of metaphor in the Alice books is this: that life, viewed rationally and without illusion, appears to be a… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
