A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

Quote by Diane Ackerman

Topics: Metaphor Quotes

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I...

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I...

Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.

Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a...

Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a...

Success produces success, just as money produces money.

Success produces success, just as money produces money.

Success produces success, just as money produces money

Success produces success, just as money produces money

We live on the leash of our senses.

We live on the leash of our senses.

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting,...

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting,...

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what...

Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what...

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and...

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and...

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.