And this I did for seven long nights -- but I found the eye always closed;

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The position that says, you should always have the fact of your mortality forever before your mind's eye-- I think that's misguided.

那种认为，你应该一直永远想着,你必有一死的事实的观点-,我认为那是有误导的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

and so -- very slowly -- I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and free myself of the eye forever.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

"Going out there, getting on the podiumand then watching two American flags go up while the national anthem was playing, and then to turn and there was like - it seemed like two or three seconds, but it was probably two-10ths where Johnny and I made eye contact - it was like 'We did it,'" Shortly after winning his gold medal, the 29-year-old Demong surprised his girlfriend Katie Koczynski by proposing at the post-race celebration.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27