Quote by John Green

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

— John Green

“I prefer to speak in metaphor: That way, no logic can trap me, and no rule can bind me, and no fact can limit…

— 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

“It’s not what happens to you that matters, but the way you interpret things.”

— David Michie

“Metaphors are lies.”

— Mark Haddon

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

— Milan Kundera

“Metaphor, everything is sort of Metaphor of something else.”

— Sameh Elsayed

“It’s not what happens in one’s life that matters, but it’s the meaning one puts on what happens that matters.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

“It's a metaphor.”

— John Green

“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

“Lady, you can’t fuck a metaphor.”

— Edward Albee