" 'The illusion of desire has been lost in the ambient pornography and contemporary art has lost the desire of illusion,' " he began.
"The illusion of desire has been lost in the ambience of reality television, and contemporary performance has lost the desire of illusion," Mr. Harrell said on Saturday afternoon.
Since the uprooting, Mr. Abreu said, he has lost the desire to keep his regular farming hours, though he does maintain another garden in the courtyard of his apartment building, across the street from Highbridge Park.
This would be a hard trial for any couple, but Pierre has a straw to pile upon his wife's breaking back -- though he is devoted to Claude and kind to Lili, he has lost all desire for her.
Henin's explanation for quitting in her prime is that, quite to her own surprise, she has lost the desire to train and compete and is now interested in focusing on her personal life and her new Belgian tennis academy.
Someday I might hear a Voice that says, 'Can you hear me now?'" It is unclear whether Flew has lost the desire to reason effectively or whether he no longer cares what is published in his name.
And in my third novel, the main character suffers from an ailment I'd never experienced nor heard of and thought I'd made up: she finds herself, to a painful degree, wanting nothing; she has lost her desire for all things.
Tiger Woods has lost the "desire and energy" to "climb back up the mountain" and rediscover his best form as a golfer, his former swing coach says.
Lou discovers she has a great skill in the ability to infuse life into someone who has lost the desire for it, putting aside the devastating loss she will suffer by falling in love with a man who wants to end it all.
She has lost the habit, of desire.
