Allegories are, in the realm of thought, what ruins are in the realm of things. Votes: 3
Walter BenjaminI think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams. Votes: 3
Manuel PuigThe question concerning Jesus: do you want to know the real story, or just the allegory? Votes: 0
Eli Of KittimI don't feel I have to struggle against allegory. I let the readers do the interpreting. Votes: 0
Lydia DavisTolstoy said, happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story - then what does that make us? Votes: 0
John GeddesA fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory. Votes: 0
George MacDonald