Argument Quote by James Russell Lowell

Metaphors are the weapons of cowards.

— Jose Bernardo

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

— Mary Ruefle

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

— John Green

A metaphor is like a simile.

— Steven Wright

Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.

— Gregory Bateson

A metaphor cannot be paraphrased

— Percival Everett

Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.

— James Geary

Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.

— Richard Dawkins

You don't organize metaphors . . . you explode them.

— Ray Bradbury

Metaphors get under your skin by ghosting right past the logical mind.

— Jane Hirshfield

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

— Twyla Tharp

Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why.

— Vilayanur S. Ramachandran