Written in first-person vignettes, they seem at first hearing to be confessional, although in fact many are inspired by the singer's observations of friends.

He later specialized in animal anatomy and did pioneering work on primate behavior, inspired by his youthful observations of baboons in South Africa.

This episode was inspired by Malipiero's observations of drunkards in Venice interrupting romantic encounters.

This episode was inspired by Malipiero's observations of the contrast between Venetian serenades and laments for the dead.

It was indeed inspired by Miss Graham's observations of Spanish-Indian ceremonies in the American Southwest.

This sense of depth, layering and illusion in a seemingly simple image was inspired, Ms. Wilson explained, by her observations of patterns in nature.

Chinglish was largely inspired by his frequent visits to China and his observations of interactions between Chinese and American people.

His building works were part of an attempt to introduce a more regular life to the chapters of these churches, apparently inspired by his observations in Cologne.

Hofstadter's essay introducing the term was inspired by his observations of the radical right-wingers who seized control of the Republican Party in 1964.

This book was inspired by people whom I met and my observations of society when I moved back to Delhi from New York '.