Metaphorically Quotes

51 Metaphorically quotes by 49 unique authors

Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and islands up and down the littoral of our life. — David McCord
Literally as well as metaphorically, the man accustomed to inverting lenses has undergone a revolutionary transformation of vision. — Thomas Kuhn
Metaphorically speaking, it's easy to bump into one another on the journey from A to B and not even notice. People should take time to… — Benedict Cumberbatch
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites. — Henry Fielding
Every day I go to my study and sit at my desk and put the computer on. At that moment, I have to open the… — Haruki Murakami
I think people's perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So… — Angie Stone
A Paradox, the doughnut hole. Empty space, once, but now they've learned to market even that. A minus quantity; nothing, rendered edible. I wondered if… — Margaret Atwood
Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that's because things fall out on the way. — Edward Gorey
When I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous… — Garth Stein
Picture a tall, dark figure, surrounded by cornfields... NO, YOU CAN'T RIDE A CAT. WHO EVER HEARD OF THE DEATH OF RATS RIDING A CAT?… — Terry Pratchett
We were little animals, which is not to imply that by the end of the week we were tearing our tank tops off; just that,… — Nick Hornby
how can he love me then not? He went,he ran. And I cannot bring him back. Yet I left the door metaphorically wide open, hoping… — Freya North
Covers, so many covers, so many different, delectable pictures, and although, metaphorically speaking, it is the thing I hate most, when it comes to literature… — Jane Green
There is no lock strong enough nor wall thick enough to keep Death out," he murmured, his lips close to my ear so that I… — Jenna Black
It's a really crappy feeling to realize that your entire outook on your life can be controlled by some little pill that looks like a… — Michael Thomas Ford
When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist. — John Green
Los Angeles was the kind of place where everybody was from somewhere else and nobody really droppped anchor. It was a transient place. People drawn… — Michael Connelly
[T]hat state, love, is so utterly alien to that other idea without which we cannot live as human beings --- the idea of justice. It… — Amitav Ghosh
I feel very comfortable - literally and metaphorically - in my skin. — Cate Blanchett
Metaphorically speaking, of course, if I put a problem behind my pillow and fall asleep, very often because my brain went to sleep with that… — Philippe Petit
2006 is all about getting your house in order and I mean that metaphorically. — LaToya London
Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism. — Parker J. Palmer
Theres a ghost in my bedroom, it haunts me at night, ive asked him to leave but he keeps stopping by, just when I think… — Mayday Parade
Does a mite of dust; a microbe; a germ; a plant, or any other comparative of the former kind, think? Please, dont mistake the inquiry… — Melchor Lim
She's fucked up. Mentally and emotionally. Literally and metaphorically. But everyday she walks outside with a smile on her face because that's who she is.… — Patience

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