William H. Gass Quote

Most of these metaphors are bad and have to be thrown away. I have to beat the comparisons back into the holes they pour from.


Paris Review (Summer 1977)


Most of these metaphors are bad and have to be thrown away. I have to beat the comparisons back into the holes they pour from.

Most of these metaphors are bad and have to be thrown away. I have to beat the comparisons back into the holes they pour from.

Most of these metaphors are bad and have to be thrown away. I have to beat the comparisons back into the holes they pour from.

Most of these metaphors are bad and have to be thrown away. I have to beat the comparisons back into the holes they pour from.