"Describe," he instructs himself, "what sneezing is, what yawning is, the falling sickness, spasm, paralysis, shivering with cold, sweating, fatigue, hunger, sleep, thirst, lust".
("Never send an angry letter at night, only in the morning," he once instructed himself in his journal a sensible injunction that he violated often and with predictable results).
Informed that his book had been frequently mentioned, Mr. Wolfe said he had instructed himself that "this will be a novel of New York" with the city "always in the foreground, a constant presence exerting its irresistible pressure upon the mind and psyche of every character, to the point where no one any longer has a soul independent of Colossus".
"In an attempt to divert responsibility from himself, he instructed his lawyers in this trial to expose to the world her most private, adolescent thoughts, secrets and worries, and sought to hint that she was a dark, unhappy and troubled person," Wilkie said.
In 2011, Gessler found himself in hot water when he instructed county clerks not to mail ballots to registered (but inactive) citizens in their counties.
Gessler found himself in hot water in 2011 when he instructed county clerks not to mail ballots to registered (but inactive) citizens in their counties.
"Close your eyes," he instructed.
"Bite slowly," he instructed.
Open a second spreadsheet, he instructed.
