The metaphor
is probably the most fertile power
possessed by man.
-Ortega Y Gassett
Adjectives are the sugar of literature
and adverbs the salt.
-Theodora Bosanquet
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths
wearing diplomatic cologne.
-Quentin Crisp
Slang is a language
that rolls up its sleeves,
spits on its hands
and goes to work.
-Carl Sandburg
