Creation Quote by Jose Ortega y Gasset

“The metaphor is perhaps the most fruitful power of man. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God…

— José Ortega y Gasset

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

“Wrong, and wrong agains,' he said. 'The likeness is already there. The metaphor only sees it. And it is not a mere figure of…

— Connie Willis

Metaphors are an interesting example of creating magic in prose.

— Francesca Lia Block

“Magic is that paganistic reversal of the process of religion, in which man, instead of letting himself be used by God for the divine…

— Geerhardus Vos

“The best metaphors are a bit magical. They conjure connections that weren’t there in our minds before,”

— Sarah Arthur

I can't explain it, but spiritually it makes sense - though I don't understand how it does make sense.

— Kevin McDonald

“The “Metaphor is one of thoughts most essential tools. It illuminates what would otherwise be totally obscure. But the illumination is sometimes so bright…

— Alistair Gray

“It is eighteen years ago, almost to the day- A sunny day with the leaves just turning, The touch-lines new-ruled - since I watched…

— Anonymous

Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with…

— Laurie Foos

I see the origin of the irresistible attraction of metaphor and analogy, the explanation of our strange and permanent need to find similarities in…

— Roger Caillois

Man - a figment of God's imagination.

— Mark Twain