"What we know for sure is that metaphor is the raw uranium of poetry, and that an urge to say that one thing is like something else is one of the earliest markers of the poetic spirit, the nascent poet."

-- Tony Hoagland

#Spirit Quotes #Poetic Quotes #Metaphor Quotes

“A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.”

Source : "The wit and wisdom of Boris". www.theguardian.com. April 23, 2007.
“If I would expect better spiritual conditions to serve, I would not have started until the present moment.”
“The demons of the Devil don't use your weak weaknesses against you, they use your strong ones. If you're rational and logical, they argue their case rationally and logically. If you're loyal and faithful, they turn those against you. If you're passionate and emotional, they make you passionate and emotional about your worse fears. Your weak weaknesses are no use to them.... They find the strongest weaknesses you didn't know were yours and use those against you.”
“My first record was about childhood. There were a lot of nursery rhyme and fairytale references; it was all about being naive.”
“My dog and two cats are such a vital part of my life. To say that I am their owner doesn't reflect at all the profound bond and responsibility that I have towards them.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What good does it do to speak in tongues on Sunday if you have been using your tongue during the week to curse and gossip?”
“Community colleges are certainly one of America's best-kept secrets.”

Source : Source: on.mtv.com
“Now here's a good one: you're lying on your deathbed. You have one hour to live. Who is it, exactly, you have needed all these years to forgive?”

Source : Louise Penny (2015). “The Chief Inspector Gamache Series”, p.657, Macmillan

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