Phrases with «life of quiet desperation»

Apparently not all men live lives of quiet desperation. (haberarts.com)
Most of us lead lives of quiet desperation, knocked about every so often by rude shocks or lifted up by brief, brilliant joys. (goodreads.com)
A chronicle of lives of quiet desperation lived half a world away, understated and thoughtful, cheerless without being morose.» (bookbrowse.com)
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