"Every thought or hint of a thought took on a personality stronger than his own."
— Edward St. Aubyn (b. 1960)
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Work Title
Date
1992
Metaphor
"Every thought or hint of a thought took on a personality stronger than his own."
Metaphor in Context
He was dangerously out of control. Every thought or hint of a thought took on a personality stronger than his own. 'Please, please, please make it stop,' muttered Patrick, getting up and pacing about the room.
Mocking Echo: 'Please, please, please make it stop.'
Nanny: 'I know about the aristocracy and their filthy ways.'
Humpo Languid (laughing disarmingly): 'What filthy ways, Nanny?'
Nanny: 'Oh, no, you won't find Nanny telling tales out of school. My lips are sealed. Whatever would Lady Deadwood think? Rolling stones gather no moss. You mark my words. You always were a strange boy.'
(p. 203)
Mocking Echo: 'Please, please, please make it stop.'
Nanny: 'I know about the aristocracy and their filthy ways.'
Humpo Languid (laughing disarmingly): 'What filthy ways, Nanny?'
Nanny: 'Oh, no, you won't find Nanny telling tales out of school. My lips are sealed. Whatever would Lady Deadwood think? Rolling stones gather no moss. You mark my words. You always were a strange boy.'
(p. 203)
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Reading
Citation
Quotations drawn from Edward St. Aubyn, The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, and Mother's Milk (New York: Picador, 2012).
Date of Entry
09/26/2015
