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Beryl Lee
Rose Pickles meets Toby Raven over the phone at work, and she finds him instantly charming and exciting. Toby appears to be an interesting and cultured gentleman, intimidating Rose but appealing to her desire for a bigger and grander lifestyle. However, it soon becomes clear that Toby and Rose aren't meant for each other. Toby writes gossip columns for a living, but poetry is his passion—though Rose dislikes his poems and she doubts anyone would pay for them. When it seems that Toby has finally had his poetry recognized by the literary establishment, he mocks Rose’s family in a desperate attempt to seem like he’s the man everyone thinks he is. Toby serves as Rose's first major sign that a dazzling, cultured life away from her family isn't everything she imagines it to be.
Toby Raven Quotes in Cloudstreet
The Cloudstreet quotes below are all either spoken by Toby Raven or refer to Toby Raven. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
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How you longed, how you stared at me those thundery nights when we all tossed and the house refused to sleep. It’s gone for you now, but for me the water backs into itself, comes around, joins up in the great, wide, vibrating space where everything that was and will be still is. For me, for all of us sooner or later, all of it will always be. And some of you will be forever watching me on the landing.
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Toby Raven Quotes in Cloudstreet
The Cloudstreet quotes below are all either spoken by Toby Raven or refer to Toby Raven. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8
Quotes
How you longed, how you stared at me those thundery nights when we all tossed and the house refused to sleep. It’s gone for you now, but for me the water backs into itself, comes around, joins up in the great, wide, vibrating space where everything that was and will be still is. For me, for all of us sooner or later, all of it will always be. And some of you will be forever watching me on the landing.
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