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Mister Bent · 04-18-2010, 06:24 PM

Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." ...I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic train car constructions, like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." I'd like to show how "intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members" connects to "the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age." I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar."

- Jeffrey Eugenides

04-18-2010, 06:24 PM	#1698
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,825 Times in 1,722 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret." ...I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic train car constructions, like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." I'd like to show how "intimations of mortality brought on by aging family members" connects to "the hatred of mirrors that begins in middle age." I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar." - Jeffrey Eugenides __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken