Quote by Orson Scott Card Download Open image ““Metaphorical flavor doesn’t influence reality,” said the expendable.”” — Orson Scott Card ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Just because something is a metaphor doesn't mean it can't be real. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The beauty of a metaphor is it doesn't have to be real to ring true. The instant a metaphor becomes true it ceases to… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch. — James Geary Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
We don't suffer from a shortage of metaphors . . . But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters. — John Green Copy Share Image
... I still wish to contend that some metaphors enable us to see aspects of reality that the metaphor's production helps to constitute. But… — Max Black Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Since events are not metaphors, the literal-minded have a certain advantage in dealing with them. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that's because things fall out on the way. — Edward Gorey Copy Share Image
We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth:… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about Santa Claus,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“I don't know of a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines - the ones they believe they believe; and the ones… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The devil?” Jason heaved the tick over his shoulder like a collier with his sack. “Satan. The adversary. The enemy of the plan of… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“What we've done is make the categories of science fiction and fantasy larger, freer, and more inclusive than any other genre of contemporary literature.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were no games,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Science fiction is about what could be but isn't; fantasy is about what couldn't be. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
