Quotes from James Geary

Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can never get enough.

A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.

There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.

Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.

Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.