"I determined for the gratification of public curiosity to commit his statements to writing, and publish them, with little or no variation, from his own words," he wrote.
Both are, to all appearances, "maidens" who are en route to losing their virginity; both are presented as the beautiful objects of men's possessive adoration, intended for the gratification of male egos.
Fascist organizations sometimes exhibited the so-called "corporal syndrome," in which persons willingly submit to the authority of those above them in exchange for the gratification they derive from dominating those below.
The vast amount of talk in his films hints at furious desire, and it substitutes for the gratification of that desire, holding the desire tight, as if in bands of steel, lest it explode with grave consequences for all concerned.
"They have come for the gratification that they hope to derive from these dances," Wilson writes, "but this vision of erotic ecstasy, when they see it unveiled before them — though they watch it with fascination — frightens them".
Other girls are, like, "Why are we being pitted against one another for the gratification of the male gaze?" But I'm, like, "Because when we're against each other, our boobies touch and it's cool, duh".
Allen's characters reach for the gratifications and achievements of adulthood with the blinding ego of adolescents.
The gratification for eating rich desserts is immediate, while the health consequences, if any, are well into the future.
The average resolution is small -- around $50 -- but the gratification for the customer is beyond measure, said Michael Chen, the site's chief executive.
Instead, the immediate gratification we receive from others congratulating us on our lofty ambitions substitutes for the delayed gratification of actually achieving them.
The gallery's one aim was to act for "the perpetual gratification of the people of Manchester".
