... word-sniffing ... is an addiction, like glue--or snow--sniffing in a somewhat less destructive way, physically if not economic...ally.... As an addict ... I am almost guiltily interested in converts to my own illness, and in a pinch I can recommend nearly any reasonable solace, whether or not it qualifies as a true descendant of Noah Webster.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it were conscience money. He, on his side, took it ...as though it were a doctor's fee, and both ignored the transaction.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I acknowledge that the balance I have achieved between work and family roles comes at a cost, and every day I must weigh whether I... live with that cost happily or guiltily, or whether some other lifestyle entails trade-offs I might accept more readily. It is always my choice: to change what I cannot tolerate, or tolerate what I cannot--or will not--change.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »