"The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else and run away even before he comes near them the fly lights upon his very nose."

Symbolism, Animals, Audacity, Behavior

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"The fly ought to be used as the symbol of impertinence and audacity for whilst all other animals shun man more than anything else and run away even before he comes near them the fly lights upon his very nose."

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"All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

Symbolism, Story, Truth, Repetition, Simplicity

"His gaze, bluntedby the unnumbered processionof iron bars, uncountedas his softly padded steps.Smooth motion of blood and sinewturning in its own, small circleprescribed by bars and walls...and skin, confined.Suddenly, without warning,a flash of light and imagepierces the caged brain,and passing through its beating heartto stillness finds its way."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

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"A sausage is an image of rest, peace and tranquility in stark contrast to the destruction and chaos of everyday life."

Tom Robbins, American Author

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"A rose trapped inside a fist."

Henry Rollins, American Musician

Symbolism, Beauty, Constraint, Sensitivity, Pain

"The the glow become brighter: a holographic golden sickle with a few sheaves of wheat, rotating just above Meg McCaffrey.A boy in the crowd gasped. 'She's a communist!'A girl who'd been sitting at Cabin Four's table gave him a disgusted sneer. 'No, Damien, that's my mom's symbol."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"Look, moonI turned silver for you."

Sanober Khan, Indian Businessman

Symbolism, Love, Devotion, Nature

"A feather when viewed separately may seem like only a feather,But when seen through the eyes of truth it is a sacred instrument that lifts a bird in flight."

Molly Friedenfeld, American Author

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"His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Symbolism, Glory, Darkness, Power

"Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with inner light. Those who carry a knife and a pear are never afraid of the dark."

Yann Martel, Canadian Author

Symbolism, Light, Courage, Hope

"Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere about symbols."

Ta-Nehisi Coates, American Writer

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Explore more quotes by Arthur Schopenhauer

"One simple test of the claim that the pleasure in the world outweighs the pain is to compare the feelings of an animal that is devouring another with those of the animal being devoured."

Reality

"Reason deserves to be called a prophet for in showing up the consequence and effect of our actions in the present does it not tell us what the future will be?"

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"It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards."

Cards

"The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small ones interesting."

Literature

"To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them."

Impression

"Journalists are like dogs, when ever anything moves they begin to bark."

Dogs

"The best consolation in misfortune or affliction of any kind will be the thought of other people who are in a still worse plight than yourself; and this is a form of consolation open to every one. But what an awful fate this means for mankind as a whole! We are like lambs in a field, disporting themselves under the eye of the butcher, who chooses out first one and then another for his prey."

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