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“Of course, the writer can impose control; It's just a really shitty idea. Writing controlled fiction is called "plotting." Buckling your seatbelt and letting…

— Stephen King

“Metaphors are dangerous. Calling something by a false name changes it, and metaphor is just a fancy way of calling something by a false…

— G. Willow Wilson

“Metaphors are lies.”

— Mark Haddon

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

— Florence King

In my mind, there's usually a fairly definitive kind of narrative when I write. But I don't want to enforce that on other people.…

— Johnny Flynn

“Metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with.”

— Milan Kundera

“Metaphors are one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal as a presenter. In today's fast-paced world of communication, a well-thought-out metaphor acts…

— Bruna Martinuzzi

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

— Mary Ruefle

I've grown up on a diet of metaphors. If young writers would find those writers who can give them metaphors by the bushel and…

— Ray Bradbury

“Writing is about making choices, Miss Dovecott says. One word or phrase or title over another. So many options that they're almost overwhelming. Which…

— Jenny Hubbard

“Metaphors introduce symbolic elements that add layers of meaning and depth to how characters feel in any given situation.”

— Calvin Niles

One of the standard story-generating engines for science fiction is to take something we normally think of as metaphoric and treat it as if…

— Robert J. Sawyer