"After the first two months, my feelings tsunami subsided."

— Sicha, Choire


Author
Date
June 3, 2015
Metaphor
"After the first two months, my feelings tsunami subsided."
Metaphor in Context
After a week, my eyeballs stopped sweating. After the first two months, my feelings tsunami subsided. Honestly, what had I been waiting for? Quitting smoking was simple. The secret, you see, is hidden in the phrase itself. You stop putting cigarettes in your mouth.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Choire Sicha, "Farewell, My Lovely Cigarettes," The New York Times (June 3, 2015). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
06/20/2015

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.