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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 traincar constructions like, say, the

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 traincar constructions like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster." Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy." ... 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." I've never had the right words to describe my life.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Disappointment, Regret, Believe
Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.217, A&C Black

Regret, already sogging me down, burst its dam. It seeped into my legs, it pooled in my heart.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Regret, Heart, Dams
Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.378, A&C Black

Emotions, in my experience, aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness", "joy", or "regret". Maybe the best proof that the language is patriarchal is that is oversimplifies feeling. I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions.

Jeffrey Eugenides
Regret, Believe, Sadness
Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.217, A&C Black

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