I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
- James Geary
Best, Believe, Read, Categories
Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can never get enough.
- James Geary
Small, Thought, Like, Aphorism
Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
- James Geary
Kind, Metaphor, Which, Context
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.
- James Geary
Results, Response, Often, Heroism
Metaphor is not just the detection of patterns; it is the creation of patterns.
- James Geary
Just, Metaphor, Detection, Creation
Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute.
- James Geary
Metaphor, Six, Lives, Metaphors
Metaphor matters because it creates expectations.
- James Geary
Matters, Metaphor, Creates, Expectations
There is no aspect of our experience not molded in some way by metaphor's almost imperceptible touch.
- James Geary
Some, Metaphor, Almost, Aspect
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