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Five of the best book quotes about similes
#1
“Sully suffers from a stutter,
simple syllables will clutter,
stalling speeches up on beaches
like a sunken sailboat rudder.”
author
Bo Burnham
book
Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
character
Sully
concepts
suffering
stutters
making a speech
boats
similes
#2
“There was a tear running down his cheek. It seemed like a river in the light of the setting sun.”
author
Benjamin Alire Sáenz
book
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
characters
Aristotle Mendoza
Dante Quintana
concepts
tears
crying
running a tear
similes
river of tears
#3
“He kisses like Elliott Smith sings.”
author
Becky Albertalli
person
Elliott Smith
book
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
character
Simon Spier
concepts
kissing
similes
kissing sweetly
music
#4
“Perhaps... perhaps... love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.”
author
L. M. Montgomery
book
Anne of Avonlea
character
Anne
concepts
love
friendship
rose
similes
#5
“A faint sense of danger brushed her, like the breath of a cold fog.”
author
Nella Larsen
book
Passing
concepts
senses
similes
danger
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