Word: fears
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...Between such analyses, the book provides a compelling portrait of a young Naipaul driven by a tremendous desire to succeed, who nevertheless vacillates between prideful confidence and fear of the future. He rejects financial help from his family but must turn to them after a reckless spending spree in Spain; he works himself so hard that he is constantly ill and even suffers a nervous breakdown; he becomes depressed following the rejection of his first book by the publishers. These details remind us beyond doubt that there is a fallible human being who exists behind the mystique of the writer...
...have people stare at me on the street or whisper about my hairless presence. No ten-year-old wants that. But, as I grew more comfortable with my situation, I resented that I had to hide something from the world. I avoided overnight trips and retreats in fear that people would find out my secret. I reluctantly shied away from many sports teams, afraid that my hair might fall off in the middle of a play. How many times have you tugged on a friendis ponytail to say hello? Probably a lotoI do it too. But every time someone pulled...
Granted, most Dunkin' Donuts are no better, but patrons who fear the loss of their favorite full-bodied coffee need only walk a few blocks southward to find the flagship of the Dunkin' Donuts fleet. At the JFK Street Dunkin' Donuts (a.k.a. the "Eliot Street Caf"--the restaurant is so ashamed of its begrimed brethren it assumes a stately pseudonym), diners munch Crullers at marble tables adorned with bright carnations, surrounded by wood-paneled walls. So what if the marble, flowers and cherry are fake? The caf is clean and almost classy--it's the glam to Mass...
...awesome challenge to go forward by dreams and hope and not backward by fear and memory," he said. "We must choose to go forward by our dreams...
...greatest fear was that the Olympics would lose the luster and credibility that draws millions of viewers worldwide every four years. If corporations refused to sponsor the games for fear of associating themselves with a dishonest competition, the games might have become unprofitable, endangering the viability of these spectacular athletic exhibitions...