From No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon: “But then life was insidiously evil in that is seemed to always be a study in how hard it could kick you down. Like the king Tantalus that Ethon had mentioned earlier. Life dropped you neck-deep into the water you craved most, then the minute you stooped to drink, it evaporated. It let you starve while succulent grapes hung over your head, so close your fingertips could brush them, then the instant you reached out for one, a phantom breeze would blow them right out of your grasp. All the while you could see you desires so clearly, you could reach out and almost touch them, but you could never have them.” -Dev