"Of course," and he moved his hands spasmodically-"Of course I've long expected I'd enemies."
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
I crushed the letter spasmodically in my hand as I walked mechanically up and down the length of the dining-room, a rage of anger filling my brain and the blood thundering in my ears.
"To-morrow?"
Victoria Cross
This is the real secret of true happiness in the conduct of our personal lives; to acquire self-control, to rule our desires and our passions, not harshly and spasmodically, but serenely, as one drives a car which he thoroughly understands.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair