Cold Quote by Vasily Grossman
““There was a cold wind out on the street. It picked up the dust, whirled it about and suddenly scattered it, flinging it down like black chaff. There was an implacable severity in the frost, in the branches that tapped together like bones, in the icy blue of the tram-lines.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Life and Fate, 1959
A bleak winter scene intensifies feelings of hardship and isolation through vivid, cold imagery.
In simple terms: Cold wind shows harshness and loneliness.
Key Takeaway
Notice how environment shapes mood.
Themes
hardship
isolation
nature
weather
Mood
somber
reflective
Type
descriptive
literary
When to use this quote
- urban winter
- personal struggle
- survival
- reflection
Key Concepts
existentialism
atmospheric description
Questions to Reflect On
- How does cold affect your emotions?
- What does the wind symbolize?
A Different Perspective
The description may romanticize suffering, overlooking resilience.
![“This cold weather has set all the young Folks to providing Bedfellows. I have signed two or three Licences every Day [as a Fairfax Justice of the Peace] since I have been at Home. I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b92/george-mason-8435_bedfellows_this-cold-weather-has-set-all-the-young_3953.jpg)
