They all looked very much like the residents of any small valley to which you've never been.

You see, it's really quite simple. A simile is just a mode of comparison employing 'as' and 'like' to reveal the hidden character or essence of whatever we want to describe, and through the use of fancy, association, contrast, extension, or imagination, to enlarge our understanding or perception of human experience and observation.

And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.

Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.

He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.

What you learn today, for no reason at all, will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.

Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause in a roomful of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you're all alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful, if you listen carefully.