“Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.” “Tomas did not realize at the time that metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love.” “You see? Size defeats us. For the fish, the lake in which he lives is the universe.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. Everyone has monsters and demons within themselves. They're metaphors for the human condition. We say that time passes, time goes by, and time flows. Those are metaphors. We also think of time as a medium in which we exist. Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.