Metaphors Quotes by John Green

10 Metaphors quotes by John Green

When you notice how everyday language twists into vivid pictures, Green’s brief collection of ten lines on metaphors feels like a friendly nudge. His humor and honesty make the abstract feel surprisingly concrete.

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You live for pretentious metaphors.

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“But you have to be careful which metaphor you use, because it matters... The metaphors have implications. Do you know what I…

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We don't suffer from a shortage of metaphors . . . But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters.

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“Big white whale is a metaphor for everything. You live for pretentious metaphors.”

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But there are a thousand ways to look at it: maybe the strings break, or maybe our ship s sink, or maybe…

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“But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters. If you choose the strings, then you’re imagining a…

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“when I've thought about him dying-which admittedly isn't that much-I always thought of it like you said, that all the strings inside…

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“When I've thought about him dying - which admittedly isn't that much - I always thought of it like you said, that…

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“I always thought of it like you said, that all the strings inside him broke. But there are a thousand ways to…

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“But there are a thousand ways to look at it: maybe the strings break, or maybe our ships sink, or maybe we're…

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“Praise God for good nurses.”

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So I was ugly. I was never fat, really, and I never wore headgear or had zits or anything. But I was ugly. I…

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Nothing has ever looked like that ever in all of human history.

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“said to him quietly, as if I couldn’t hear or something. Dad was about to respond but I interrupted.”

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I believe humans have souls, and I believe in the conservation of souls.

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“He was hot. A nonhotboy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a…

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I think if you keep the box closed long enough you do kill the cat, actually.

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Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (...) You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it…

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