One despaired at my comments and edits, writing to me that “this
must be my last draft because clearly I’m incapable of doing it
correctly.” But with encouragement and gentle nudging they kept going. [emphasis is the author's]
-- by James Trent, "My Prison Cell: A Visit From an Outsider," The New Yorker
The English instructor is critiquing one of my drafts for my research paper on the opioid addiction. He smiles briefly, " 'Happiness is...' That's a great sentence." He is referring to a part of the autobiographical portion of the essay.
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