"Some of the most painful, anguish-filled moments for any mom or dad is watching their child not receive that longed-for invitation to the party, not get that desperately yearned-for role in the play, not make the team or not be invited into that coveted club or social circle."
"Other runners-up win their choice of a coveted Style Invitational Loser T-shirt or yearned-for Loser Mug."
"There is no new thing under the sun, not even that yearned-for bauble of feeble souls -- immortality."