I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes

Describing Something By Relating It To Another Thing Is The Essence Of Metaphorical Thought. It Is One Of The Oldest Activities Of Humankind -- And One Of The Most Impressive When Done Skillfully. Throughout History, Many Masters Of Metaphor Have Crafted Observations That Are So Spectacular They Have Taken Up A Permanent Residence In Our Minds. In This Book, Quotation Maven Dr. Mardy Grothe Fixes His Attention On The Three Superstars Of Figurative Language -- Analogies, Metaphors, And Similes. The Result Is A Compilation Of Nearly 2,000 Feats Of Association That Will Entertain, Educate, And Occasionally Inspire Quotation Lovers Everywhere. In This Intellectual Smorgasbord, The Author Explains Figurative Language Before Taking Readers On A Tour Of History's Greatest Word Pictures. In Chapters On Wit, Love, Sex, Stage And Screen, Insults, Politics, Sports, And More, You Will Find Quotations From Aristotle And Maya Angelou To George Washington And Oprah Winfrey. An Ice-axe For The Frozen Sea Within (life-altering Metaphors) -- Reserved Seats At A Banquet Of Consequences (the Human Condition) -- Humor Is The Shock Absorber Of Life (wit & Humor) -- The Lights May Be On, But Nobody's Home (insults & Criticism) -- Enclosing Wild Ideas Within A Wall Of Words (definitive Metaphors) -- Life Is The Art Of Drawing Without An Eraser (life) -- A Relationship Is Like A Shark (relationships) -- Love Is An Exploding Cigar We Willingly Smoke (love) -- Marriage Is A Souvenir Of Love (marriage, Home & Family Life) -- Sex Is An Emotion In Motion (sex) -- Old & Young, We Are All On Our Last Cruise (ages And Stages Of Life) -- An Actor Is A God In Captivity (stage & Screen) -- Washington, D.c., Is To Lying What Wisconsin Is To Cheese (politics) -- Sports Is The Toy Department Of Life (sports) -- Writing Is The Manual Labor Of The Mind (the Literary Life). Mardy Grothe.