All grownup craft depends on sustaining a frozen moment from childhood: scientists, it's said, are forever four years old, wide-eyed and self-centered; writers are forever eight, over-aware and indignant.
Writers, if they can be characterised collectively in any way, would not duck the charge of being a touch on the competitive side, often over-aware of the scythes of criticism, fluctuations in public favour and the consequent impact on royalties.
In a career-move typical of the best nouvelle vague directors, such as Eric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol and Godard, Truffaut metamorphosed from a very young film critic to a young director, and in some people's eyes, the critic's cerebral stance clings to his movies, making him cautious, eager to pack in meaning, over-aware of the history of "classic film".
Its guest cabins and suites are large enough to feel independent of one another, so you're not over-aware of your fellow guests unless you're actually stalking them.
Maybe it's just because I'm self-conscious, but if a guy is way smaller than me, I become over-aware of myself.
It looks as though Twitter, which needs to prove to investors that its growth years aren't over, is aware that the hatemongers could pose a serious threat to that growth.
Sometimes they have bought them: Unilever, for instance, took over the socially aware ice cream-maker Ben and Jerry's, while Cadbury gobbled up the organic chocolatier Green & Black's.
I therefore pass on a couple of food-related treatments, courtesy of another jolly press release from Silver Travel Advisor, a website that specialises in travel reviews for the over 50s.You're probably aware of the medicinal effects of a couple of the foodstuffs mentioned, such as bananas and yoghurt, but how about these ones?
Ever since German chancellor Angela Merkel confronted President Obama over allegations that NSA spied on her phone, a struggle has broken out between Fort Meade and the White House over responsibility for a growing diplomatic controversy – particularly over how aware Obama was of the spying on his foreign counterparts.
When you're flipping a girl over, be aware of your surroundings.
Both novels have fascinating characters, good and evil, along with well-developed and intellectually stimulating plots and nail-biting, spine chilling, exciting endings that will leave you out of breath -- and eager to read the novels all over again, aware now of all the clues that had been hidden in dark corners and deeper waters.
