On the floor, and hanging on to the bar, squatted an old man, immobile as an object. His years had reduced and polished him as water does a stone or the generations of men do a sentence. He was dark, dried up , diminutive, and seemed outside time, situated in eternity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- An old man sits motionless like a stone reduced by years, appearing outside time and in eternity.
- In plain terms
- An old man sits still like a stone worn down by time.
- What can you take from it?
- Age can make a person seem like an object outside of time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does an old life look like?
- How does time change us?
Another view
Not all old people lose their vitality or become static.
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