"My rank aroma was the perfume my soul exuded, devotion's air."
— Erdrich, Louise (b. 1954)
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Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co., Inc.
Date
1988
Metaphor
"My rank aroma was the perfume my soul exuded, devotion's air."
Metaphor in Context
It was one of my penances, not washing, for it is a sweet vanity to have a pleasant smell. However, God makes no distinction. He would rather have a good soul that stank like a cheese then a bad soul fragranced with rose oil and myrrh. My rank aroma was the perfume my soul exuded, devotion's air.
(p. 153)
(p. 153)
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Reading
Citation
Erdrich, Louise. Tracks. 1st Perennial Library Ed. New York: HarperFlamingo, 1989.
Date of Entry
05/05/2009
