Timothy EganA decent man would stand out like a cactus on an ice floe.
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A decent man would stand out like a cactus on an ice floe. The term “cactus on an ice floe” refers to a man who is so hard to get to know and understand what he really is, that it can be difficult to know what kind of person he really is. A cactus on an ice floe may look solid and strong, but underneath the outward appearance, there is something fragile about him.
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