“The opportunity felt too perfect to refuse. Only later did he realize it had never asked for permission.” — Valon G Copy Share Image
“How had it happened that when choosing the men and women who were to be torn from this subjugated plain, the hand… — Amitav Ghosh Copy Share Image
“The nature of atheism merits clarification on two further points which involve less common ideas about theism. The first involves the idea… — Austin Cline Copy Share Image
I didn't have the patience for the research, or anything like that. I just like how it sets the imagination off. It's… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
Fiction writers learn about the development of metaphor, the use of rhythm, the way that language is compacted in order to express… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Too many of us have lost the passion and emotion of the remarkable things we-ve done in space. Let us not tear… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I believe a good memoir should have all of the narrative elements of a novel: character development, dialogue, descriptive language, and metaphor. — Danielle Trussoni Copy Share Image
“Beth's not on that train?" "Nope. She's not even in that station, that town, or that part of whatever country your metaphor… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions. — M. H. Abrams Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that creativity is a matter of seeing, or stumbling over, unobvious similarities between things - like composing a fresh… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
What do you see when you see me?' She asked him, burying her own face in his bosom. 'Do you want the… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
You use metaphor to make yourself feel at home in the world. You use metaphor to extinguish the unknown. The problem is… — Roni Horn Copy Share Image
