Over the decades a Gandhian fondness for - some say idealization of - rural life has also kept people in villages, where the bonds of caste and custom remain strong.
DI LAMPEDUSA, of “The Leopard” fame, worried that Italians had been numbed to reality by their fondness for opera.
Like many people, I had no fondness for getting up in front of people for any reason, let alone to be the center of attention as I stuttered my way through some unfamiliar subject.
Despite his fondness for the work of the French aviator and writer, Gagarin's preferences were characteristic – and sadly prescient.
Based on his fondness for Impressionist art, though, he is likely to be agreeable and conscientious.
