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Once I’d figured out what a metaphor was, I saw them on every page of text.


“Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“Now of all the bonds between homosexual friends, none was greater than that between friends who danced together. The friend you danced with, when you had no lover, was the most important person in your life; and for people who went without lovers for years, that was all they had.”
― Dancer from the Dance
― Dancer from the Dance

“We knew something about one another, sure, that we belonged to the same tribe, the markings of which were always visible to those who belong, even if they were invisible to outsiders.”
― MacArthur Park
― MacArthur Park

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
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