Communication Quote by George Orwell

A metaphor is like a simile.

— Steven Wright

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

— John Green

Metaphor is embodied in language.

— Dennis Potter

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

— Aaron Davidson

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

— James J. Kilpatrick

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

— Twyla Tharp

Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event.

— Mary Ruefle

“Similes are like metaphors.”

— Anonymous

I've gotten very alert not just to mixed metaphor but to any writing mistake.

— Lydia Davis

Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in.

— Florence King

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

— James Geary

Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.

— Jose Bernardo