I wonder if you'd be better off initializing attributes in the constructor like this instead:

if (ref $args eq "HASH") {
  while(my ($method, $value) = each %$args) {
    if (my $func = $self->can($method)) {
      $func->($self, $value);
      # Update: I think in this case (after
      # consulting in CB and in the docs
      # regarding lvalue subs) it should be:
      # $func->($self) = $value
    }
  }
}
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It seems much more maintainable and inheritable this way. I also wonder about the need for a "new" method (i.e. constructor) in the QuotePlus class. It seems like it should just be inherited from the Quote class.

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