Commit Quote by Alan Garner

Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.

— Jose Bernardo

A metaphor is like a simile.

— Steven Wright

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

— James Geary

The simile has to match the tone of its surroundings and has to be like a little joke. Writing a simile that isn't funny…

— Ned Beauman

“Similes are like metaphors.”

— Anonymous

You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden character or…

— Norton Juster

“I don't want to be a simile anymore,' I said. "I want to be a metaphor.”

— China Miéville

“Metaphors are like similes, the only difference is.”

— Aaron Davidson

I went out on a date with Simile. I don't know what I metaphor.

— Tim Vine

Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.

— George Orwell

The simile sets two ideas side by side; in the metaphor they become superimposed.

— F. L. Lucas

Good similes depend upon close observation. They depend upon brevity and wit…They have to fit in context.

— James J. Kilpatrick