Date Quote by Tim Vine Download Open image “I went out on a date with Simile. I don't know what I metaphor.” — Tim Vine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Date Know Metaphor Out Simile
“I don't want to be a simile anymore,' I said. "I want to be a metaphor.” — China Miéville Copy Share Image
Good similes depend upon close observation. They depend upon brevity and wit....They have to fit in context. — James J. Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
Metaphors are our way of losing ourselves in semblances or treading water in a sea of seeming. — Roberto Bolano Copy Share Image
The simile sets two ideas side by side; in the metaphor they become superimposed. — F. L. Lucas 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
Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event. — Mary Ruefle Copy Share Image
I never think in metaphors or fully make those kind of associations myself. I just lay down a complex situation and hope things arise… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another. — George Lakoff Copy Share Image
If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count as narrative. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
I'd like to start with the chimney jokes - I've got a stack of them. The first one is on the house. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
My friend told me he was going to a fancy dress party as an Italian island. I said to him, ‘Don’t be Sicily’. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
I was in this restaurant and I asked for something herby. They gave me a Volkswagen with no driver. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said 'Who's speaking please?' And a voice said 'You are.' — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
My mate asked me "What do you think of voluntary work?" I said "I wouldn't do it if you paid me." — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
So I went to the Chinese restaurant and this duck came up to me with a red. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
You see my next door neighbour worships exhaust pipes, he's a catholic converter. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity… — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
So I went in to a pet shop. I said, "Can I buy a goldfish?" The guy said, "Do you want an aquarium?" I… — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
I was a serious competitive figure skater and still ice-skate as much as I can. Anyway, I once brought a date to the rink… — Christian Serratos Copy Share Image
“I'm not here to grant you the extraordinary love you never had for yourself. I'm here, on my own accord, to love you. So… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at… — Sam Ervin Copy Share Image
Stoller is one of my favorite comedic directors - one of my favorite directors that I've worked with to date. — Christopher Mintz-Plasse Copy Share Image
Anything as good and true as that moral cannot be new at this late date. — Richard H. Davis Copy Share Image
Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you. — Dan Harmon Copy Share Image
“She ran into the bathroom and powdered her face and the front of her dress, drew a surrealistic version of a mouth beneath her… — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
Finding a stylist is a little like finding a date; you have to find who is right for you. — Alexandra Daddario Copy Share Image
I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send… — Howard Baker Copy Share Image
Akshay's idea of a romantic date is a six-kilometre jog, followed by 500 crunches... together! Eeeeks! — Twinkle Khanna Copy Share Image
It's a real player move to take a girl wine-tasting on a date - she'll like that. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
