Quote by Jennifer Haigh
The human heart: its expansions and contractions its electrics and hydraulics the warm tides that move and fill it. For years Art had studied it from a safe distance from many perspectives...he listened in fascination and revulsion, in envy and pity. He dispensed canned wisdom, a little scripture. He sent them on their way with a prayer.
Summary
This quote alludes to how the narrator, Art, has observed and studied the complexities of the human heart. Using metaphors of expansiveness and contraction, electrics and hydraulics, and warm tides, the quote presents the heart as a metaphorical entity. Art has observed these intricacies from various angles, provoking different emotions such as fascination, revulsion, envy, and pity. Through potentially offering advice, biblical teachings, and prayers, Art tries to guide others in navigating their hearts and their lives.