Famous quotes containing the words cloak and/or metaphor:
“But he lay like a warrior taking his rest
With his martial cloak around him.”
—Charles Wolfe (1791–1823)
“A black boxer’s career is the perfect metaphor for the career of a black male. Every day is like being in the gym, sparring with impersonal opponents as one faces the rudeness and hostility that a black male must confront in the United States, where he is the object of both fear and fascination.”
—Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)