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"Quite often we're captivated by a material," she added, like polished horn or volcanic glass.
We're captivated because we're watching a person of unusual sensitivity and intelligence get reacquainted with his life and himself.
There is added titillation when that expression comes from the likes of Timothy McVeigh (two pints of mint-chocolate-chip ice cream) or Ted Bundy (who declined a special meal and was served steak, eggs, hash browns, toast, milk, coffee, juice, butter, and jelly)." We're captivated by our most gruesome criminals, and so we want to know everything about them, down to what they most liked to eat.
We're captivated not by the mechanics of the system but by the glimmer of awareness it suggests.
Which is why, when we see someone defy the odds, we're captivated and mesmerized by their story; we grab a hold of their hope, resilience and determination and make it our own.
Truth be told, the lyrics on Kissey's latest track are a bit on the cheesy side—"When you are inside of me / feels so good"—but we're captivated by it nonetheless.
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We were captivated anyway.
But we were captivated by the auction.
Bite by bite, we were captivated.
We were captivated by the book, which is quite unusual.
And we were captivated by what it had to offer.
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