By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.

Metaphor impinges on everything, allowing us - poets and non-poets alike - to experience and think about the world in fluid, unusual ways.

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

Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.

Metaphors hide in plain sight, and their influence is largely unconscious. We should mind our metaphors, though, because metaphors make up our minds.

By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.

Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and others, how we communicate and learn, discover and invent.