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similes Quotes

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
sufferingstuttersmaking a speechboatssimiles
#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 MendozaDante Quintana
concepts
tearscryingrunning a tearsimilesriver 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
kissingsimileskissing sweetlymusic
#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
lovefriendshiprosesimiles
#5
“A faint sense of danger brushed her, like the breath of a cold fog.”

author
Nella Larsen
book
Passing
concepts
sensessimilesdanger

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