Back Quote by Marie Rutkoski

Metaphors are our way of losing ourselves in semblances or treading water in a sea of seeming.

— Roberto Bolano

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

— John Green

Being real and transparent is really important to me, to skip out metaphors and similes and cut straight to the point of what I'm…

— Raye

Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.

— Twyla Tharp

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

— Jane Hirshfield

Metaphors hide in plain sight, and their influence is largely unconscious. We should mind our metaphors, though, because metaphors make up our minds.

— James Geary

“But metaphors can reduce the distance." "We're not metaphors." "I know, but metaphors eliminates what separates you and me.”

— Haruki Murakamirakami

“I don't want to be a simile anymore,' I said. "I want to be a metaphor.”

— China Miéville

If there's ever a character who can only serve one metaphor, I'll probably tell one story with that character and be done with it.

— Kurt Busiek

“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

Don't use metaphors in fantasy; your readers will take them literally. Or they may take them figuratively - but if so, they'll also take…

— Teresa Nielsen Hayden