Metaphor Lives Quotes by James Geary

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• A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.
• You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.
• The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.
• By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery,
• Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.
• Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we…
• Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
• I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
• Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like…
• Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
• Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
• Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

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