Quayle Surprisingly Quote by John Connolly
““Quayle himself was a surprisingly elegant man of sixty winters or more. (One might equally have said “sixty springs” or “sixty summers,” but that would have been inaccurate, for Quayle was a man of bare trees and frozen water.)””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly, 2007
Quayle is portrayed as a stark, elemental figure, embodying raw nature rather than seasonal softness.
In simple terms: Quayle is a harsh, elemental man.
Recognize the rawness in people.
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Type
When to use this quote
- biographical sketches
- character studies
- leadership training
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does Quayle’s rawness affect his decisions?
- What does “bare trees and frozen water” symbolize?
Simplifying a person to elements can be reductive.