Word: felted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...others need not be the same asgoing along with them. Perhaps the most importantthing I have learned is when and how to shut up.Not every clever or cutting remark needs to gosaid. It's scary when I think of the cruel thingsI have said to people towards whom I felt nomalice. Given the set-up, I could not resist thepunchline...
...culture, Wolfe has drawn criticism for his treatment of minorities. Wolfe writes with palpable terror as his hero and mistress take a wrong turn and are forced to drive through a minority neighborhood. Some would call this telling it like it is, but the writer Howard Fast, for one, felt obliged to write to The New York Times to tell of his car breaking down in the South Bronx--and the helpful assistance he received from local residents...
...didn't like Harvard as a student. I was fond of classmates but what was easy for them was hard for me. I can't say I hated Harvard; that would be too extreme. Learning did not come easy. I often felt that Harvard carved out my soul...
...wanted to see." Before applying for an exit visa, Tanya was a professor of English at the Institute for Foreign Languages; her husband, 50, worked as a computer designer at the Academy of Sciences. After applying to emigrate, both had to quit their jobs. Friends disappeared; family members felt betrayed...
...many a Monday morning, when the first copies of TIME go on sale, I have paged through the magazine and felt the twinge of a missed opportunity. My letter to you in this space had mentioned a cover story, some other single article or member of our staff, but neglected half a dozen other pieces that were similarly distinctive. So I made myself a promise: This week I will write about stories that I am particularly proud of in this issue, until I run out of space...