An unquenchable thirst to get things done. The open book represents the unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Alex possesses an unquenchable thirst for power, and an "ends justify the means" philosophy. Thereafter, Erysichthon is filled with an unquenchable hunger which ultimately drives him to eat himself. Its unquenchable appetite could mean the end of life on Earth. All indications suggest that Maxwell had maintained an unquenchable curiosity from an early age. Aging into her 60s and transformed in voice and bearing, she finds Edie's unquenchable spirit. Life new, unquenchable and lovely comes to meet them with the dawn. Nielsen described the symphony as "the life force, the unquenchable will to live".