But fate has its master in the faith of those who surmount it, and limitation has its limits for those who, thought disillusioned, live greatly.
Whether you're reading about puppetry schools or a disillusioned fan seeking an apology from a pop star, these stories have you diving in and surfacing somewhere else — delightfully, unexpectedly — altogether.
It has also disillusioned the industry, ending Europe's hope of "clean diesel" becoming an enduring alternative to petrol.
Nor is it likely to imbue disillusioned citizens with renewed faith in European institutions.
He grew increasingly disillusioned that the prospects for peace had slipped away under successive hardline governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu, the rightwing prime minister who defeated him and his Labour party at the polls in 1996 and went on to serve four terms in office.
Disillusioned by her efforts to find a suitable date on Tinder, one user, Fiona Bloom, 47, decided to try another tack.
Peterson, a law professor at George Washington University who left his job as a partner at a Washington law firm after becoming disillusioned.
By this time next year, we may have become disillusioned with the internet of things.
They've become disillusioned.