As someone who grew up black and Caribbean on a council estate in Luton, much of what Hanley writes rings true: the yearning for respect as an expression of self-worth; the safety of a group identity; the sense of being under attack and the consequent desire to stick it to the Man.
I think they look my way and (not counting those wishing I'd hurry so they can get to lunch) are blowing toward me something like appreciation for the worship, or more importantly, fervent wishes that it's all true, their yearning that it won't be just as temporary as the ninety second ride, their dreams, hopes, griefs and faith borne to the altar when I receive it into my raised palms.
"Fargo," on the other hand, could have used some "True Detective's" yearning messiness; the FX show had its moments and some great performances, but during its chilly climax, you could almost sense its reluctance to invoke the fury of the most vociferous message-board police.
"We are catering to a yearning for true Americana," Jim McCormick, president of the Frye company, said.
"I salute the freedom fighters from all of the north of Sudan," he said, who are "still yearning for true peace, justice, and democracy.
Recent single Ballad of the Mighty I is not, as he has claimed, one of the best songs he has ever written, but its chorus soars and its plaintive yearning rings true.
In this new era of social media the rules of the road have changed significantly, yet the basic yearning for true connectivity and love have not".
On the other hand, in some quarters, the feeling of embattlement provoked by Iran and the Islamic State has inspired a healthy kind of Saudi nationalism -- that is, not jingoism but a yearning for true national unity based on acceptance of sectarian difference.
But what he did most was yearn for true love.
The general office of Walker and Windermere solicitors is where the underpaid, over-worked typists unbutton their frustrations, yearn for true love and skip round the desks and files beyond the reach of Alex Robertson's suavely pleased-with-himself Mr Brewer.
