Language Quote by Jonathan Franzen

“The sun is the biggest metaphor. The sun is the first candle. She can get there by its light.”

— Gregory Maguire

“The sun is God's candle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“At night a candle's brighter than the sun”

— Sting

Metaphor is embodied in language.

— Dennis Potter

“I once saw a small child go to an electric light switch as say, "Mamma, can I open the light?" She was using the…

— Ezra Pound

A metaphor is like a simile.

— Steven Wright

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

— Terry Pratchett

“It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Similes are like metaphors.”

— Anonymous

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

— Aaron Davidson

Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification

— Robert Smithson

“Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. False Eloquence, like the Prismatic Glass, Its…

— Alexander Pope