This suggestion may go too far in assuming the awards' influence over the minds of novelists, but perhaps their continued existence serve to keep fresh the fear that any description of sex might veer perilously close to erotica, with its cheapening effect of sexual arousal.
The built-in ambiguity of the ghost story made it the only form of popular fiction in which James could be entirely himself, and in "The Turn of the Screw" he applied the supernatural to the kind of interpersonal power struggle that in his other works is painfully mundane: the story is about a governess and a pair of malevolent ghosts vying for influence over the minds of two young children.
He is the best one of the province, with a great influence over the minds of the Indians, and he knows how to lead them firmly whenever necessary".
Whether we care to admit it or not, it is what exerts the greatest influence over the minds of voters in this country.
We are living in a world where various forces, some benign and others much less so, are competing for influence over our minds, in waking and in sleeping.
Writing after the events of 1604 1606, the Jesuit priest Father Tesimond's description of his friend was favourable: "his countenance was exceedingly noble and expressive ... his conversation and manners were peculiarly attractive and imposing, and that by the dignity of his character he exercised an irresistible influence over the minds of those who associated with him".
Through his magic he gained a powerful influence over the mind of the future Roman emperor Julian, and Maximus was invited to join the court in Constantinople when Julian succeeded to the throne in 361.
Media outlets are much friendlier to proposals, such as campaign-finance reform, which tend to increase rather than diminish their relative influence over the public mind.
Self-styled rationalists often seek to debunk the influence of mind over body: it seems too damned weird that, for example, women who believe they're at risk from heart disease are 3.6 times more likely to die from heart attacks than those with identical risk factors, but who lack the belief.
There are many, many more matter-over-mind ways to harness the energies that influence our body, mind, and spirit, starting with taking a look at your body's full and available energy spectrum.
– Sensorium, – Brain, – Mind, – Over-mind.
