Metaphors Quote by Orson Scott Card Download Open image “Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.” — Orson Scott Card ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Holding Truth Metaphors Metaphors Way Space Truth Truth Space Way
Metaphors are our way of losing ourselves in semblances or treading water in a sea of seeming. — Roberto Bolano 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 feel like metaphors are best when they spin in place. Like when they work and don't work, or lead to a bigger question. — Jordan Wolfson Copy Share Image
Metaphors get under your skin by ghosting right past the logical mind. — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
“But metaphors can reduce the distance." "We're not metaphors." "I know, but metaphors eliminates what separates you and me.” — Haruki Murakamirakami Copy Share Image
“Metaphors introduce symbolic elements that add layers of meaning and depth to how characters feel in any given situation.” — Calvin Niles Copy Share Image
“A metaphor is a kind o' lie to help people understand what's true.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Metaphors are one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal as a presenter. In today's fast-paced world of communication, a well-thought-out metaphor acts… — Bruna Martinuzzi 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
“No algorithm exists for the metaphor, nor can a metaphor be produced by means of a computer’s precise instructions, no matter what the volume… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true. — William P. Young Copy Share Image
May your spirit soar throughout the vast cathedral of your being. May your mind whirl joyful cartwheels of creativity. may your heart sing sweet… — Jonathan Lockwood Huie Copy Share Image
The cure for mixed metaphors, I have always found, is for the patient to be obliged to draw a picture of the result. — Bernard Levin Copy Share Image
Cheating is like eating fast food. You do it, you enjoy it, and then you end up feeling like shit. — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Time, space, and causality are only metaphors of knowledge, with which we explain things to ourselves. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Sure, zombies can “be a metaphor.” They can represent the oppressed, as in Land of the Dead, or humanity’s feral nature, as in 28… — Scott Westerfeld Copy Share Image
Heart and Brain are the two lords of life. In the metaphors of ordinary speech and in the stricter language of science, we use… — George Henry Lewes Copy Share Image
If you don't take the time to sharpen your axe, you'll spend your whole life hacking away at missed opportunities. — Blake Toth Copy Share Image
Life is like driving a car. You have to look left or right before you turn to your path, however you just have to… — Simphiwe Ntuli Copy Share Image
I'm a product of a military dictatorship. Under a dictatorship, you cannot trust information or dispense it freely because of censorship. So Brazilians become… — Vik Muniz Copy Share Image
Behold the lost. Behold a Band-Aid. These shameful metaphors fought it through the teeth. — Chevelle Copy Share Image
