When a tincture of spookiness yields a restlessness, a wandering, when for an evening or two the very flesh of the universe jags from obedience to obsidian.
That is, a person feeling the emotion has a sense of being continuous with the rest of the universe, but does not so much feel a drive toward something, as does, for example, Saint Augustine in feeling a restlessness which only a love for God can quiet (Augustine, Confessions, Book One, Chapter One).
"Does Obama Even Want to Win the Election?" asked Michael Tomasky, calling the president "withdrawn and distant," and asking, "Is he enthusiastic about keeping this job, or [is he] just maybe tired of being president?" Andrew Sullivan has been apoplectic: "Does Obama Want Out?" he titled a recent post, writing of the president's "deflated spirit" and "restlessness" for a different job.
The restlessness for a return to national prominence may explain Notre Dame's team motto for this season: "Dive Right In".
I sat with Lleyton Hewitt, all Aussie bustle and restlessness, for a breathless 45 minutes once and the answer to each question had come back at me almost before it was out of my mouth – and the next?
In a 1945 letter to Scherman, she describes her restlessness: "for some reason I always want to be somewhere else".
But Mr. Khatami, himself a mid-ranking cleric, has clearly tapped into his youthful country's restlessness for change.
Rutherford Selig Arliss Howardd), a white peddler and "people finder," on the other hand, exploits the chronic cultural restlessness for profit.
Her restlessness for invention and resolve drove her and it knew no bounds.
