He had an image in his mind of a gaggle of long-necked geese, all done up in petticoats and crinolines, sitting around a stuffy parlor and talking about him.

Stefan Bachmann
About This Quote

This quote from Ernest Hemingway is a good example of how a great writer can make a story more interesting by making allusions to things outside of it. In this instance, the silliness of petticoats and crinolines makes an otherwise simple situation into something much more complex.

Source: The Peculiar

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