Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way.
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
Metaphor is embodied in language.
Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.
Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.
The thing about metaphors is that, if you give them away, you give away the mystery.
Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why.