Why would one ever be so insane as to ditch a perfectly beautiful metaphor? Cut back, of course, prune if you like, so that the best metaphors are clear and sparkling. But I will throw out unread the book that promises me no metaphors inside.
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MARIE LU One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. MARIE CURIE You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us mu... MARIE CURIE To succeed is nothing, it's an accident. but to feel no doubts about oneself is something very diffe... MARIE LENERU Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. MARIE CURIE People were endlessly trying to set me up with 'eligible' men, and I enjoyed going on a gala... MARIE HELVIN At one point in the 'Onyx Court' series, I think during 'In Ashes Lie', I suggested ... MARIE BRENNAN I pity my brother Ferdinand, knowing by my own feelings how sad a thing it is to live apart from one... MARIE ANTOINETTE Most English people are horrified that I use soap, but I like it - it works for my skin. I try diffe... MARIE HELVIN I know I have sex appeal, but I've never felt like an actual sex symbol. Fans sometimes think I ... TEENA MARIE It is an amazing feature in the French character that they will let themselves be led away so easily... MARIE ANTOINETTE