Searching online for pictures of enlarged lymph nodes has all the furtive desperation of looking at pornography without any of the gratification.
That way, I can read the midst-of-battle texts (like "Where did you go?" and "Why aren't you responding?") without giving her the gratification of knowing that I have read and been affected by them.
ADAM GOPNIK: Well, yes — but surely there's something to be said,too, for that kid (the young Sinclair Lewis, V.S. Naipaul, Scott Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, whomever) having the boredom to explore his own world without the instant gratification of the "top:.
ADAM GOPNIK: Well, yes but surely there's something to be said,too, for that kid (the young Sinclair Lewis, V.S. Naipaul, Scott Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, whomever) having the boredom to explore his own world without the instant gratification of the "top:.
I could smell the rich aroma of coffee beans from a time we made coffee without the instant gratification of throwing a pod into a machine.
The gratification of idle curiosity?
Drugs policies serve the gratification of politicians.
Two gratifications were specific: the sociability gratification sought from using instant messaging and social networking sites; and the gratification of kill time sought from using instant messaging.
The job offered the gratification and attention she craved.
With GoodNoise, the gratification is near instantaneous.
Another went so far as to argue that without 'some gratification' to the system, working in the programme could be difficult.
