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By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery,
— James Geary
You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.
— James Geary
Metaphors hide in plain sight, and their influence is largely unconscious. We should mind our metaphors, though, because metaphors make up our minds.
— James Geary
There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
— James Geary
The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.
— James Geary
On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer; China 'crost the Bay!
— Rudyard Kipling
Life is good, but Wine is better.
— Fernando Pessoa
I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
— James Geary
In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.
— James Geary
Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.
— James Geary
Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.
— James Geary
I use computers and the Internet every day of my life, and yet I have absolutely no idea how they work. I'm like a labrador watching 'The Matrix.'
— John Niven
Suddenly it was too hard to be in his presence, too painful to know that he would belong to someone else.
— Julia Quinn
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
— James Geary
The customer is always wrong.
— Mistress Harley
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
— James Geary
Now," Kvothe said angrily, "you've both acted understandably, but that does not by any means mean that either of you have behaved well.
— Patrick Rothfuss
I don't want to die saying but, you know? There's so much I want to do, so I want more time.
— Gloria Steinem
Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.
— James Geary
It was no secret joke that brought the smile and the sparkle in his eye, it was physics.
— Feynman, Richard