"She turned to face the tree-line, but over the years she had reached a level of familiarity with Dexter where it had become possible to hear an idea enter his mind, like a stone thrown into mud."
— Nicholls, David (b. 1966)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Vintage
Date
2009
Metaphor
"She turned to face the tree-line, but over the years she had reached a level of familiarity with Dexter where it had become possible to hear an idea enter his mind, like a stone thrown into mud."
Metaphor in Context
'What?'
'Talking to someone naked and us not being naked.'
'I don't know, is it?'
'Just concentrate on your book, wil you?' She turned to face the tree-line, but over the years she had reached a level of familiarity with Dexter where it had become possible to hear an idea enter his mind, like a stone thrown into mud, and sure enough:
'So what do you think?'
'What?'
'Should we?'
'What?'
(pp. 86-87)
'Talking to someone naked and us not being naked.'
'I don't know, is it?'
'Just concentrate on your book, wil you?' She turned to face the tree-line, but over the years she had reached a level of familiarity with Dexter where it had become possible to hear an idea enter his mind, like a stone thrown into mud, and sure enough:
'So what do you think?'
'What?'
'Should we?'
'What?'
(pp. 86-87)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
David Nicholls, One Day (New York: Vintage, 2009).
Date of Entry
07/16/2014
