"'Yes, our brains are like Swiss cheese,' he added, sort of undermining his compliment after the fact."

— Zink, Nell (b. 1964)


Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Harper Collins
Date
2015
Metaphor
"'Yes, our brains are like Swiss cheese,' he added, sort of undermining his compliment after the fact."
Metaphor in Context
"Yes, our brains are like Swiss cheese," he added, sort of undermining his compliment after the fact. "So what do you plan to do with your newfound freedom, besides follow Temple around?"
(p. 235)
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Nell Zink, Mislaid (New York: Harper Collins, 2015).
Date of Entry
01/08/2016

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