"Metaphor is not, and never has been, a mere literary term. It is an event."

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Source : Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.131, Wave Books

Mary Ruefle

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“For a second I was almost jealous of the clouds. Why was he looking to them for an escape when I was right here beside him?”

Source : Kamila Shamsie (2011). “Kartography”, p.13, A&C Black
“The ultimate cause of human disease is the consequence of our transgression of the universal laws of life.”
“The organizers and perpetuators of segregation are as much the enemy of America as any foreign invader.”
“You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story.”
“War is not for winning, Masha," sighed Koschei, reading the tracks of supply lines, of pincer strategies, over her shoulder. "It is for surviving.”
“You are no longer paid just for the hours that you put in, but for what you put into those hours.”
“If you want to be a wise person, you need a Bible.”
“Home is where your teapots are.”

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