Communication Quote by Claire Oshetsky

“A metaphor is a kind o' lie to help people understand what's true.”

— Terry Pratchett

“There are fewer metaphors around than people think.”

— Terry Pratchett

“So many options that they're almost overwhelming. Which is why it is sometimes so easy to grab the cliche, to reach out to what…

— Jenny Hubbard

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

— Aaron Davidson

“Metaphor has a devilish way of blinding us to the truth.”

— Ka Wai Cheung

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

— John Green

“Metaphor reveals a writer’s true grasp of life. To the degree that you have no metaphor, you have not yet lived much of a…

— Norman Mailer

“The dictionary contains no metaphors.”

— Paul Ricoeur

“Metaphors are inserted in our language even when they do not stand out (did you notice that?) to us.”

— Niklas Torneke

When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.

— John Philpot Curran

“Metaphors are lies.”

— Mark Haddon

“Lady, you can’t fuck a metaphor.”

— Edward Albee