Yes, but don't forget that Chandler wrote about several
female characters who had "cornflower blue" eyes (i.e, close
to purple).
And if you read the MacShane biography, this is evidently a
reference to an unrequited love in England for whom he
carried the torch for the rest of his life. So, perhaps there
are really women lurking out there w/ this sort of eye color
(or colour as RC would have written in his teens).
--MC
"Timothy S. Oliver" wrote:
>
> You hit a nerve here. I've never seen purple, or
violet eyes, except from
> tinted contacts. I guess Liz Taylor is supposed to
have violet eyes. Maybe.
> Every time I see a description of a woman with
purple eyes, I have a tough
> time getting through the rest of the book. Keep
waiting for the guy with
> fingers like sausages. Usually he comes right
along.
>
> Maybe Liz Taylor has fingers like
sausages....
>
> Anyone else have an overworn literary metaphor or
desription that grates?
>
> Tim Oliver
>
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