Desire Quote by Milan Kundera

Nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return

— Milan Kundera

“In Greek, “nostalgia” literally means “the pain from an old wound”. It’s a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone. This…

— Don Draper

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family.

— John Thorn

Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met.

— R. C. Sproul, Jr

For me, nostalgia is an involuntary emotion. ... I think it's just a natural human response to loss.

— Michael Chabon

“Nostalgia is a powerful drug to which intelligent and sensitive people resort when they are bored or frightened by the times they are living…

— John Gloag

From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing…

— David Nicholls

“...nostalgia goes beyond individual psychology. At first glance, nostalgia is a longing for a place, but actually it is a yearning for a different…

— Svetlana Boym

“Nostalgia is so certain: the sense of familiarity it instills makes us feel like we know ourselves, like we've lived. To get a sense…

— Carrie Brownstein

Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we have accomplished, or…

— Anonymous

Nostalgia is a product of dissatisfaction and rage. It´s a settling of grievances between the present and the past.

— Don DeLillo

Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything.

— Terrence Malick