Sentence examples similar to Minor enjoyments from inspiring English sources

"The Lodger" was adapted from a comic strip of the same name writer Gareth Roberts had done for Doctor Who Magazine, although he said most of it started "from scratch" The story was inspired by wishing to see the Doctor in normal, every-day human circumstances, as well as Roberts' enjoyment of stories set on Earth rather than in space.

Reflecting on his days as a stand-up comic, Martin wrote, "Enjoyment while performing was rare; enjoyment would have been an indulgent loss of focus that comedy cannot afford".

Todd's enjoyment of his work is obvious.

In contrast to his father, William exudes enjoyment of his wife's popularity.

We prefer the formula found in Max Eastman's "Enjoyment of Laughter".

Last year, he was told to raise his game and attend to his suspect health (a euphemism for Mr Kennedy's enjoyment of a tipple).

Max Eastman, in Enjoyment of Laughter (1936), remarked of a laboured pun by Ogden Nash: "It is not a pun but a punitive expedition".

The plot is a little loopy, but the dialogue crackles along, and Robertson's enjoyment of the period and her characters is infectious.

"She Stoops to Comedy," on the other hand, seems to spring directly from Mr. Greenspan's enjoyment of being a hired hand in other people's productions.

Sager's enjoyment of these outfits was genuine, no doubt, but they also had the helpful effect of disarming his interview subjects.

Arthur's enjoyment came from spending hours with his sons discussing the direction the business was taking, and what new endeavors were to be in their future.