Quotes by Metaphor It may be that universal history is the history of the different intonations given a handful of metaphors. Jorge Luis Borges metaphor different may Every myth is psychologically symbolic. Its narratives and images are to be read, therefore, not literally, but as metaphors. Joseph Campbell myth metaphor narrative It is by metaphor that language grows. Julian Jaynes metaphor grows language Matterhorn is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again. Karl Marlantes vietnam metaphor war That to fly requires chaotic, sometimes even violent passages--becomes a metaphor for all of life's most meaningful endeavors. Kelly Corrigan metaphor sometimes meaningful The system metaphor is a story that everyone--customers, programmers, and managers--can tell about how the system works. Kent Beck programmers metaphor stories Frankenstein can be a metaphor for abandonment, or wanting to be accepted for who you are, or not liking who you are and wanting to actually change that. Kevin Grevioux abandonment accepted metaphor If technology is not a metaphor for memory, what is it? K.K. Raghava metaphor technology memories The metaphors exist for the stories. Kurt Busiek metaphor stories The characters are, by their nature, archetypes that can serve different metaphors. Kurt Busiek metaphor different character The metaphor is the story, not the character. Kurt Busiek metaphor stories character "Lurking" is one metaphor that the Omniscience has allowed us to borrow. Larry Wall omniscience metaphor wisdom Oh, jeez, please kill that metaphor,...Or kill me. One or the other. Lauren Kate kill-me please metaphor It is one thing, then, to say, "The Bible contains the religion revealed by God ," and quite another to say, "Whatever is contained in the Bible is religion, and was revealed by God." If the latter be accepted, metaphor and allegory become literal statements and the errors and absurdities of bibliolatry follow. Lionel Trilling accepted metaphor errors A man's whole life / may be a metaphor - but a woman's lot / is symbol. Lorna Dee Cervantes metaphor may men We had put almost all of our possessions in storage, which was a metaphor for being twenty, as were so many things. Lorrie Moore metaphor possession twenties The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality. Mahmoud Darwish stronger metaphor reality There's a metaphor for the American public in here," Gansey murmered darkly, "but it escapes me at the moment. Maggie Stiefvater gansey metaphor moments Dead metaphors make strong idols. Marcia Falk metaphor strong idols I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor. Marianne Faithfull metaphor writing «1234567891011»