The hero of his first novel, "The Child of Pleasure," learns that "one must make one's life as one makes a work of art".
I wished they had stayed at home instead of ruining my pleasure in learning something new.
Of course, Dell would derive more than voyeuristic pleasure from learning what percentage of a supplier's business it constitutes.
"I want to thank all my team-mates, the great managers that I had the pleasure of learning from.
But if wisdom isn't a performance art, it sure does include the profound pleasure of learning to appreciate.
Immersing myself in the pleasure of learning – reading long books, talking until the early hours, being an art geek – was a new experience that I revelled in.
Our kids got an Xbox for Christmas — I grew up in a dual home, so my kids have the pleasure of learning about their own faith, but also being able to celebrate the faith of my siblings and mother.
The Swinburne and its unlovely annex are always entirely convincing places, and there is much incidental pleasure in learning about the place — the tools, the dust coats, the fume cupboard, the elaborate hierarchies.
From one moment of seeking inner peace gone awry, I had a herniated disc in my neck, two bulging cervical discs, and the pleasure of learning about some other degenerative surprises like arthritis and stenosis.
These included improved mental health; decisions to improve their physical health by, for instance, stopping smoking or eating more healthily; improved employment prospects; raised self-esteem; increased social contacts; and fun and pleasure in learning.
Six days before his death he had the pleasure of learning that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) had recommended ataluren, the first NHS drug to treat an underlying cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
