One has to regard
One has to regard a man as a Master who can produce on average three uniquely brilliant and entirely original similes to every page. Evelyn Waugh
Simile
Actually if a writer
Actually if a writer needs a dictionary he should not write. He should have read the dictionary at least three times from beginning to end and then have loaned it to someone who needs it. There are only certain words which are valid and similes (bring me my dictionary) are like defective ammunition (the lowest … Read more
When you write, it’s
When you write, it’s like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. Your fingers have still not perfected the task. Some of the braids are long, others are short. Some are thick, others are thin. Some are heavy. Others are light. Like the diverse women of … Read more
On the heights it
On the heights it is warmer than people in the valley suppose, especially in winter. The thinker recognizes the full import of this simile. Friedrich Nietzsche
In argument similes are
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing. Franz Kafka
A mind is like
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. Frank Zappa
Every one is fond
Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chiffonier) of science. With my hook in my hand and my basket on my back, I go about the … Read more
Vamps who are dying,
Vamps who are dying, or think they are, give a piercing, eardrum-bursting shriek, like the love child of a screech owl and a mountain lion on crystal meth, amplified like a seventies rock band. Faith Hunter
The simile sets two
The simile sets two ideas side by side; in the metaphor they become superimposed. F. L. Lucas
A plot without action
A plot without action is like pasta without garlic, like Dolly Parton without cleavage, and like a writer without his similes. Dean Koontz