"One of those involuntary revealing thoughts one surprises, running like a rat through the muck-heap of my mind: Maybe I'll be able to afford that ikon if he goes."
— Friend, Donald (1915-1989)
Author
Work Title
Date
March 17, 1950 [2005]
Metaphor
"One of those involuntary revealing thoughts one surprises, running like a rat through the muck-heap of my mind: Maybe I'll be able to afford that ikon if he goes."
Metaphor in Context
I wonder what will happen tomorrow.
One of those involuntary revealing thoughts one surprises, running like a rat through the muck-heap of my mind: Maybe I'll be able to afford that ikon if he goes.
(p. 66)
One of those involuntary revealing thoughts one surprises, running like a rat through the muck-heap of my mind: Maybe I'll be able to afford that ikon if he goes.
(p. 66)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "muckheap" in Google Books
Citation
The Diaries of Donald Friend, vol. 3, ed. Paul Hetherington (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2005).
Date of Entry
12/16/2014
