Word: thoughtfulness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WHEN I signed up for my campus job at the library, I did not have the destruction of the printed word on my mind. I thought I had hooked one of the cushiest jobs around--sitting at the circulation desk for three small research libraries that almost no one uses...
Only after I had signed all of the papers did my boss tell me that we were going to throw out one of the libraries. "Great," I thought, "now I'll only be responsible for two libraries...
...while many trial watchers were expecting the lengthy jail terms and huge fines and forfeitures that the Government sought, the judge seemed to be saying by his sentence that the U.S. Attorneys had gone a bit wild. (He gave Regan six months instead of three, he said, because he thought Regan lied on the witness stand.) So the judge wasn't totally buying the Government's case...
...readers, to tell them that it's time for Japan to stand up and speak its mind. I mention at one point in the book that Japan could drastically change the world balance of power by selling advanced computer chips to the Soviet Union. This is a very provocative thought, even...
...relentless requests for advice, tips on writing and letters of recommendation distract Fogel from his own efforts, in this case his slow progress in finishing another novel: "Perfection comes hard to an imperfectionist. He had visions of himself dying before the book was completed. It was a terrible thought: Fogel seated at the table, staring at his manuscript, pen in hand, the page ending in a blot...