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James Geary
American
Writer
Aphorism
Around
Both
Creates
Events
Metaphor
Related authors:
Dale Carnegie
Denis Waitley
Dr. Seuss
H. L. Mencken
Napoleon Hill
Ray Bradbury
W. E. B. Du Bois
William Arthur Ward
Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
James Geary
Creation
Detection
Metaphor
Just
Patterns
Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
James Geary
Kind
Concept
Conceptual
Another
Understand
Metaphor
Context
Which
Creates
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
James Geary
Matters
Because
Metaphor
Expectations
Creates
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
James Geary
Events
Heroism
Extreme
Response
Results
Often
There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
James Geary
Experience
Our
Way
Some
Touch
Almost
Metaphor
Aspect
Molded
I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
James Geary
Best
Free
First
Believe
Wild
Categories
Read
Any
Confines
Aphorism
Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
James Geary
Life
Secret
All-Around
Minute
About
Around
Metaphor
Metaphors
Six
Us
Lives
Utter
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