You’ll soon find that I make myself unpleasant enough to be safe from nomination.”
-- Jason (Letter 2 paragraph 4)

Importance: The quote demonstrates how Jason presents himself to others and manages to keep his distance.

The LOR has become a rampant absurdity, usurping the place of the quick consultation and the two-minute phone call – not to mention the teaching and research that faculty were supposedly hired to perform.”
-- Jason (Letter 4 paragraph 3)

Importance: The quote gives insight into how Jason senses that the recommendation letters are more formality than functional.

And to begin this recommendation on the proper footing: no, I will not fill out the inane computerized form that is intended to precede or supplant this letter;”
-- Jason (Letter 7 paragraph 1)

Importance: The quote shows Jason’s unwillingness to adapt to the changes in the department, from the construction to the online forms.

Mr. Trent received a C- in my expository writing class last spring, which – given my newly streamlined and increasingly generous grading...
-- Jason (Letter 10 paragraph 1)