"When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor."

John Philpot Curran, Irish Public Servant

Metaphor, Sense, Talk

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"Life is nether food nor drink. But the faith of a dance dream."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Metaphor, Food, Faith, Dance, Dream

"How could we forget those ancient myths that stand at the beginning of all races, the myths about dragons that at the last moment are transformed into princesses? Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

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"If lighthouse becomes a burning candle, flickered upon ocean's insanity.Your sailing heart there anchors to handle the obsessed breeze towards sand dune's vanity."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

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"Grace is a small white butterfly, and life is a semi trailer careening up 101."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Metaphor, Grace, Life, Fate, Nature

"Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed."

Libba Bray, American Author

Metaphor, Transformation, Change, Awareness, Nature

"What was my path to success? Well, there were some steps forward, some back, some to the side... maybe it wasn't a path, but more of a dance."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Metaphor, Success, Path, Dance, Life

"I whisper like the sea in the horse's ear."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Metaphor, Sound, Emotion, Nature

"If the human condition were the periodic table, maybe love would be hydrogen at No. 1. Death would be helium at No. 2. Power, I reckon, would be where oxygen is."

David Mitchell, British Novelist

Metaphor, Love, Death, Power, Comparison

"Hariri says, in his Maqamat: 'Safety is on the river's BANK."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Metaphor, Safety, River, Banks, Protection

"This is my knife. It is very sharp and very eager to hurt you."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Metaphor, Threat, Danger, Violence

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"Life is nether food nor drink. But the faith of a dance dream."

"How could we forget those ancient myths that stand at the beginning of all races, the myths about dragons that at the last moment are transformed into princesses? Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage."

"If lighthouse becomes a burning candle, flickered upon ocean's insanity.Your sailing heart there anchors to handle the obsessed breeze towards sand dune's vanity."

"Grace is a small white butterfly, and life is a semi trailer careening up 101."

"Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed."

"What was my path to success? Well, there were some steps forward, some back, some to the side... maybe it wasn't a path, but more of a dance."

"I whisper like the sea in the horse's ear."

"If the human condition were the periodic table, maybe love would be hydrogen at No. 1. Death would be helium at No. 2. Power, I reckon, would be where oxygen is."

"Hariri says, in his Maqamat: 'Safety is on the river's BANK."

"This is my knife. It is very sharp and very eager to hurt you."

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