“Every victory of man over man has in itself a taste of defeat.... There is no essential difference between the various human groups, creatures whose bones and brains and members are the same; and every damage we do there is a form of mutilation, as if the fingers of the left hand were to be cut off by the right.” IfsMenHumansHandsFormWinningLeftDifferencesBrainCuttingGroupsVictoryTasteCreaturesMembersEssentialsFingersDefeatVariousBonesDamageLeft HandMutilation Book:the zodiac arch Source: the zodiac arch
“At bottom, to be colored means that one has been caught in some utterly unbelievable cosmic joke, a joke so hideous and in such bad taste that it defeats all categories and definitions.” MeanHas BeensRaceTasteJokesBottomDefeatCaughtDefinitionsCategoriesCosmicUnbelievableHideousBad Taste Author:James A. Baldwin
“[Michael Hastings] has composed a dirge to incompatibility, which, because it raises expectations only to defeat them, leaves a taste of exhumed ashes.” TasteExpectationsRaisesDefeatAshesIncompatibility Author:Richard Corliss
“Out of Berklee Dream Theater was born and we've been together ever since. I didn't have to taste that feeling of defeat.” FeelingsDreamTogetherBornTasteTheaterDefeatDream Theater Author:John Petrucci
“When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason.” PeopleWayFeelsFirstsReasonFeelingsHappensTasteDefeatRefuseHappens For A Reason Author:Roselyn Sanchez
“The aggressive incoherence of our common surroundings can be described as entropy made visible. The way we have disposed things on the landscape leads us in the direction of disorder and death. They are categorically evil. These dispositions are destroying our only home-planet and other organisms that share it. They defeat our need to care about where we are and the things in place there. They prompt us to feel that civilization is not worth carrying on. They rob us of our identity and our will to live. These things are not about personal taste or style.” WayNeedsFeelsMadeHomeCareEvilCommonShareStyleIdentityPlanetsCivilizationTasteDefeatLandscapeVisibleDisorderAggressiveDestroyingOrganismsDispositionSurroundingsPromptsEntropyCarrying OnWill To LiveIncoherencePersonal Taste Author:James Howard Kunstler
“I don't believe in failure. I believe every setback is an opportunity to learn, regroup, get stronger, and try again. This is my motto: Rejection is God's protection. When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason. Let go.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingFirstsBelieveReasonFeelingsHappensOpportunityI BelieveTasteLetting GoStrongerDon't BelieveDefeatRefuseProtectionRejectionMottoTry AgainSetbackMy MottoHappens For A ReasonOpportunities To Learn Author:Roselyn Sanchez
“Standing Here My entire world far beneath my feet, I should be filled with pride. Instead, I feel overwhelmed by a sense of defeat. Suddenly it comes to me, toes tempted to test the ledge, that there is a way out of this. Clam surety flows through my veins, and as I turn to wave good-bye, I wonder if it will hurt or if a single person will cry at my funeral. I take a deep breath, a final taste of sweet mountain air. I conjure Leona, Emily. Move my feet closer. Closer There's Grandma One, Grandma Two, and their spouses, waiting for me. I see Dad. Cara. Mommy. I screw up my courage, step over” IfsWorldWayFeelsShouldPersonsTwoMovingTurnsWaitingHurtWonderStepsAirFeetCrySweetPrideDadTasteMountainStandingFlowTestsBreathsFilledFinalsDefeatWaveFuneralToesSpouseScrewsVeinsOverwhelmedTemptedGrandmaByeGood ByeSingle PersonDeep BreathEmilyScrew UpsTake A Deep BreathLedgesClamsMountain Air Author:Ellen Hopkins
“Twenty aspirin, a little slit alongside the veins of the arm, maybe even a bad half hour standing on a roof: We've all had those. And somewhat more dangerous things, like putting a gun in your mouth. But you put it there, you taste it, it's cold and greasy, your finger is on the trigger, and you find that a whole world lies between this moment and the moment you've been planning, when you'll pull the trigger. That world defeats you. You put the gun back in the drawer. You'll have to find another way.” WorldWayLittlesWholeMomentsLyingHoursHalfDangerousArmsColdTasteMouthsGunStandingTwentiesFingersDefeatPlanningWhole WorldRoofVeinsAnother WayTriggersDangerous ThingsDrawersHalf HoursSlitsAspirinGirl Interrupted Book:Girl, Interrupted Source: Girl, Interrupted