Random Analogies

What: "The Shipping News's" knots are like the way people related to each other. As mentioned in the Wiki article , Quoyle is a knot that lies on a ship's deck so that it can be walked on. But the book also presents a variety of other knots, that are symbolic of the way people can relate to each other. Maybe that's a theme of the book. You may be a Quolyle, but there are other knots available.

Writer: LucretaiGermanica

LCC: PR

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Date: Nov 13 2011 1:37 PM

What: "It's sort of like a drug. You get some benefits if you keep using it-you know, run up debt, run up inflation, monetize the debt, make a bigger bubble," he explained. "Just like a drug addiction, the drug addict feels better when he keeps getting drugs."

Writer: Ron Paul

LCC: HB

Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Dec 11 2012 1:10 PM

What: "In Hollywood and NYC, the acting business is like Wall Street. The more popular you become, the more important your name is for the major New York City casting agencies. And money is there."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Oct 19 2013 2:10 PM

What: "Nerve cells are the building blocks of the brain.Just like any other cell. Then he says they are very different! Much more vulnerable. Axon continues to grow and grow. Dendrite is like a forest. Axons are really really long! The cells have to work really really hard to generate the protein to supply the protoplasmic structure. Nerve cells send signals, at about 100 miles per hour."

Writer: Gerald Fischbach

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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated

Date: Oct 25 2013 2:24 PM