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“Grandmother was like an opal. You could never be sure which colors were really there and which were just tricks of the light.”

Book:Rebel Queen

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Rebel Queen

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Michelle Moran

American novelist, born on August 11, 1980. Known for her historical novels, Moran combines historical background with fictional storytelling, which has won her a wide audience. more

“I'm trying to keep you safe." Safe as a porcelain bowl wrapped in cotton linen and boxed up. It would be a lie to say she didn't want to feel safe, or that Nolan's worry didn't leave her feeling warm and even a bit precious. But it also left her feeling trapped, like an ornamental bird kept in a cage, its wings clipped.”

Safe Bird Metaphor Cage

Book:The Wondrous and the Wicked

Source: The Wondrous and the Wicked

“...I found my eyes repelled by hers as if they were the like poles of a pair of magnets.”

Metaphor

Book:As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

Source: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

“But karma is not in fact a material accumulation, and does not depend on externals; rather its power to condition us depends on the obstacles that impede our knowledge. If we compare our karma and the ignorance that creates it to a dark room, knowledge of the primordial state would be like a lamp, which, when lit in the room, at once causes the darkness to disappear, enlightening everything. In the same way, if one has the presence of the primordial state, one can overcome all hindrances in an instant.”

Ignorance Enlightenment Metaphor Karma Tibetan Buddhism Dzogchen 1989

Book:Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State

Source: Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State

“I was born with the ability to see in metaphor.”

Writing Art Seeing Listening Experience Metaphor Listen

Book:Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred

Source: Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred

“Not all beaches are fun and sunscreen.”

Fun Metaphor Beach Sunscreen Beaches

Book:To Hear The Ocean Sigh

Source: To Hear The Ocean Sigh

“-ty var människas handstil förändras oavbrutet, en liten smula vart år, kanske omärkligt för henne själv, men lika oundvikligt och säkert som ansiktet, hållningen, rörelserna, själen.”

Metaphor Handwriting

Author:Hjalmar Söderberg

“One recalls the literary writer who, after grasping a story of a Mars voyage as a metaphor for isolation and the precariousness of relationships, realized that at a deeper, more subtle level it might even be a story about an actual trip to Mars!”

Metaphor Meaning Isolation Story Space Travel Literary Relationshipss

Author:Michael Flynn

“One of the things that happens a lot is you get to see how many times things happen, literal things happen and how they are completely metaphors for where you are. It’s like a mirror is being held up just about an inch to your face.”

Metaphor

Author:Cheryl Strayed

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