Both Uses of
attain
in
In Cold Blood
- I do admit that you are intelligent and your vocabulary is excellent & I do feel you can do anything you decide to do & do it well but what exactly do you want to do & are you willing to work & make an honest effort to attain whatever it is you choose to do?†
Chpt 2attain = gain or reach something with effort
- But if you live your life without feeling and compassion for your fellowman-you are as an animal—"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" & happiness & peace of mind is not attained by living thus.†
Chpt 2 *attained = gained or reached something with effort
Definition:
to gain or reach something with effort