"'I must have done,' I said, feeling the memory of another dozen books slide down Lethe's greasy banks."
— Edward St. Aubyn (b. 1960)
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Date
2000
Metaphor
"'I must have done,' I said, feeling the memory of another dozen books slide down Lethe's greasy banks."
Metaphor in Context
'Sure I'm psychic,' said Arnie, reluctant to refuse a compliment. 'Listen, Charlie, first you tell me you can't get death off your mind; now you tell me you can't get your mind off your mind. Sounds like you oughta sack your therapist and write a sequel to Aliens with a Human Heart. Don't you have any sense of social responsibility? Fifty-three million people are waiting for that sequel. Now, Charlie,' said Arnie, all avuncular, 'I know consciousness is a hot topic on the campuses. Did you read Mind Matters?' 'I must have done,' I said, feeling the memory of another dozen books slide down Lethe's greasy banks.
(p. 19)
(p. 19)
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Reading
Citation
Edward St. Aubyn, A Clue to the Exit (London: Chatto & Windus, 2000).
Date of Entry
09/19/2015
