Word: ihad
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...taking Expos with another professor, showed me his first piece. Christopher is a computer science major with ambitions to study artificial intelligence. I was flattered when he asked me to read his work--itseemed he wanted my approval. Turns out he hadwritten the most fluid, mature, sensitive pieces Ihad seen in recent memory. And writing wasn't evenhis thing. That killed...
...first brushwith emotional trouble. But until then, I'd justput off my anxieties, expecting the future wouldwork things out. When I broke down, my mom steppedin to nurture my confidence about the future. Weboth figured college would be a great place tostart. My high school class numbered about 120. Ihad friends, but few of them really related to myinner core. I thought that at Harvard I would meetpeople who would...
...year was only a tiny partof the development of our friendship. Happenedthat he had a girlfriend who demanded all of histime and went on psychotic rampages when heresisted. Jenny, too, had a boyfriend, although hewas quite sane. These people, and some others,would eventually bring me enormous comfort. But Ihad a ways to go before our relationships couldmature...
...friend said, 'Anton, you don't want to dothat now.' But of course once I had it in mind Ihad to look at the plaque," Quist continues. "Thenall of a sudden I heard the sound of guns beingcocked. If I had moved they would have killed me,they are all so trigger-happy. They kept me injail all night long, sending me from room to room,asking me questions. The next morning the captaincame in and took one look at me and said, 'Gohome, kid. And stay out of trouble...
...Breaking even will not be a problem, "Beyssaid. "We're not going to take a huge loss like Ihad anticipated That is no longer the case...