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Metaphors we live by (1980)
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For many people, love is a collaborative work of art.
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Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.
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Our concepts structure what we perceive, how we get around in the world and how we relate to other people. Our conceptual system thus plays a central role in defining our everyday realities.
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The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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May 24, 1941
(age 83)
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