His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked – and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts.
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby. Chapter 1, Nick on Tom Buchanan, whose money and power have helped shape him into the gruff, aggressive and menacing person he has become. A man very capable of violence.