I knew that arriving at the intake in a calm frame of mind would make the difference between a chemical straightjacket and a sleeping pill.

She could feel it as he forced himself into a calmer frame of mind, forced down the murder that was in his eyes.

It was still burning the next morning when I woke up: a shocking waste of energy which, in a much calmer frame of mind, appalled me.

But as she continued her visitation in a calmer frame of mind, feeling certain that nobody remained behind, she opened the door of a closet and came suddenly upon a very young man.

On the other hand, Saneter decided, a long account of that day's incident, when viewed in a calmer frame of mind, was nothing to bother the already burdened Masterharper with.

When you are in a calmer frame of mind?

He tried to will himself into a calmer frame of mind, but he'd never been particularly adept at forced relaxation or meditation techniques- especially during times of impending doom.

By the time she set out for Luxor she was in a calmer frame of mind.

In this calmer frame of mind her thoughts had again turned to Asquiol.

He wanted to arrive at the Stasis in a calm frame of mind; he wanted to settle himself and prepare for it.