All Quotes By Tag: Simile
“It seemed my wholelife was composed of these disjointedfractions of time, hanging around in onepublic place and then another, as if I werewaiting for trains that never came. And, likeone of those ghosts who are said to lingeraround depots late at night, askingpassersby for the timetable of the MidnightExpress that derailed twenty years before, Iwandered from light to light until thatdreaded hour when all the doors closed and,stepping from the world of warmth andpeople and conversation overheard, I feltthe old familiar cold twist through my bonesagain and then it was all forgotten, thewarmth, the lights; I had never been warmin my life, ever.”
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“Where to start?Everything cracks and shakes,The air trembles with similes,No one world’s better than another;the earth moans with metaphors.”
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“If she were here I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off her. I would hold her so close she’d beg me to let her breathe. I’d kiss her so hard she’d plead for mercy. I’d unfasten her clothing and lie with her on that hard bed, and what was between us would be as far above the ordinary congress between man and woman as the stars are above their pale reflections in the lake below.”
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“Without inspiration, we’re all like a box of matches that will never be lit.”
“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”
“He’s like a drug for you, Bella.”
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“Opinions are like onions. They spell similarly, usually have many layers, and tend to make people cry.”
“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”
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“Yes, boys are a little like shoes. Why? Well…They can be useful. But mainly…They are nice to look at. Getting the right one can be a lovely accessory to an outfit. There are times when you couldn’t do without them. And there are times when you’d rather do without them. Get the wrong ones and they can hurt. There are many types and often the ones that look the nicest are completely unpractical.”
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“Hearing nuns’ confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.”
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“Sex is like air; it’s not important unless you aren’t getting any.”
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
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“I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.”
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“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.”
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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
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