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With terribly mixed feelings relief and regret, confidence and insecurity, selfsatisfaction and self - disgust, among others you turn in your work, and from that moment the work takes on a life of its own, separate from yours.
'The Ninth' 2010
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His portraits of other writers-including the aged Robert Frost, "full of faking and selfsatisfaction" -- are as waspish as ever.
A Summer Book Bag 2008
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“Everything together to-morrow!” he whispered to himself, and, strange to say, almost all his gladness and selfsatisfaction passed in one instant.
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Sapper Webb made no attempt to disguise his selfsatisfaction as he went to the board that stood against the facing wall.
The Seventh Scroll Smith, Wilbur 1995
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Richard asked, a crooked smile of selfsatisfaction already on his face.
Midnight Whispers V.C. ANDREWS 1992
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I wanted to walk across the room and slap the expressions of selfsatisfaction off both their faces.
Midnight Whispers V.C. ANDREWS 1992
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Jake came in as she reached the hall, but beyond a brief: "Hullo, that's nice," he said nothing but went straight upstairs, completely destroying her selfsatisfaction.
Midnight Sun's Magic Neels, Betty 1979
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The forest seemed a vast hive of men buzzing about in frantic circles, but the cheery man conducted the youth without mistakes, until at last he began to chuckle with glee and selfsatisfaction.
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Lucilla’s hands had curled into claws, and a feral gleam entered her gaze, a certain smudge of selfsatisfaction.
The Seduction Of Sara Hawkins, Karen 2001
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"Finally a site dedicated to the selfsatisfaction all gay men deserve.
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