Born Quote by Rebecca McClanahan

A single metaphor can give birth to love.

— Milan Kundera

Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event.

— Mary Ruefle

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

— James Geary

Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.

— James Geary

A metaphor is like a simile.

— Steven Wright

The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.

— George Lakoff

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

— John Green

“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

“Metaphors are dangerous, Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love.”

— Milan Kundera

“Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love.”

— Milan Kundera

Metaphor is ritual sacrifice. It kills the look-alike. No, metaphor is homeopathy.

— Rae Armantrout

Metaphor is, as a common feature of linguistic practice, an incidental expediency, a homely administering of first-aid by mother-wit to jams or halts in…

— Laura Riding