Perfume Genius

I saw this Facebook video of a boy, probably around seven, wearing a dress he had fashioned from a blanket, sashaying through his house while his mother applauded and cheered him on. He was so proud. It was such a beautiful thing but bittersweet because I knew his spirit would change soon: that he'd become self-aware and ashamed at some level.

American Musician

Marie Lu

On the one hand, I'm so relieved that I've actually managed to finish my very first series and that I've been able to see my characters through to the end of their journeys. On the other hand, I feel like how parents must feel when they send their kid off to college. It's a bittersweet mix.

American Author

Colin Kaepernick

To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game.

American Athlete

Katie Melua

My father longed for a better life for us, and when I was nine he got a job as a heart surgeon in Belfast. It was very bittersweet when we said goodbye to our relatives, and I remember crying my eyes out at the airport.

Georgian Musician

Simon Helberg

When you see someone putting themselves out there, particularly when you see someone is failing and failing so passionately, it brings up this bittersweet connection to our mortality.

American Actor

Ryan Mason

Every match I watch will be bittersweet. It will always hurt, I'll always miss competing. That's what I've done my whole life and that burning desire is not just going to leave me.

Will Smith

It's quite highly possible that I have peaked. I mean, I just can't imagine what else I could do beyond this. It's really a bittersweet kind of feeling.

Jennifer Morrison

In life, there are those relationships where you really love someone, but they're just not right for you and there's a little bittersweet feel to it.

American Actress

Ani DiFranco

Having more exposure is kind of a bittersweet thing for me, honestly, because it's nice to have a little more job security in life now.

Jack Kirby

American Cartoonist

Reflects feelings of happiness and sadness mixed together in a complex way.

Emotional Complexity

Often used when talking about life transitions that are both positive and hard.

Transition Phases

Suggests a mood of reflecting on the past with both fondness and a touch of sorrow.

Reflective Mood

Used to describe specific types of plants with dual flavor profiles.

Botanical Specificity

Common in gardening or horticulture, referring to certain vines or shrubs.

Gardening Context

Preferred by those who enjoy chocolate with less sugar and a depth of flavor.

Culinary Preferences

More complex than simply lacking sweetness—rich and intense.

Not Just Unsweet

 hassanis haunt and that's where he's kind of hitting now seeing hasana today is I suppose in many respects quite bittersweet and I'll tell you that wine shortly because a year ago today it was a day very similar to this the sun was shining it was a bit cold actually I

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 the bittersweet part of letting go the bitter part is gone it's like I'm trusting this person with what I think this dog wants and I think they all want homes it's not how many times you're happy it's how deeply happy you can be

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 adventure of cosmos I can only describe it as being somewhat bittersweet I missed Carl I really felt his absence but I also realized my great good fortune in being able to bring a new generation of viewers on this great journey

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 And two tastes which protect you -- bitter and sour, which are against poisonous and rotten material. But of course, they are hard-wired but we use them still in a sophisticated way. Think about bittersweet chocolate;

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 the humans stored their crops, stoked their fires, and awaited Persephone’s safe return. And so it was that her transit marked the gradual turning of the seasons and the bittersweet compromise between life and death.

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 or the immediate right of final antiparticles means you’ll reach this endgame state and survive. So here are the safe spots in all three given circles. You find a good position and experience the bittersweet radiance

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 consider that they are ready to be released into the world and then they are taken to the forest to be released and every time that you rescued orangutans is a bittersweet feeling because you feel good that you have

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 But of course, we all know these are very bittersweet memories we're going to have. It's very difficult to do. You spend a good part of the time crying, probably. So I said, I'm going to do something else.

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 some friends came by my dorm room to pick me up on the way to class. And I had been sitting and listening to bittersweet music, which is something I've been doing all my life.

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 with honor is still bittersweet another day in the ring another contest between life and death

Bittersweet