Random Analogies

"A good translation is like a pane of glass. You only notice that it's there when there are little imperfections- scratches, bubbles. Ideally, there shouldn't be any."

'We're compounds, mosaics of epigenetic patterns and gene sequences,'' said Dr. Arthur Beaudet, chairman of the molecular and human genetics department at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. While DNA sequences are commonly compared to a text of written letters, he said, epigenetics is like the formatting in a word processing program."

"They say that a bad marriage is like a game of cards. You start out with two hearts and a diamond - but end up wishing for a club and a spade."

"Lent is like athletic training. The Greek word for getting into spiritual shape, from which we get "ascetical," means "athletics." The saints are called "athletes of God." A soul in shape is the ultimate healthiness, for it makes longevity eternal. A soul out of shape, through indolence and sin, is deadlier than any physical sickness"