Quotes by Acquired Taste It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is something surprising each time you encounter it. Daniel Handler acquired-taste despair happiness Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar. Erica Jong acquired-taste caviar taste To one man a stream is so much water-power, to another a rendezvous for lovers. George Henry Lewes acquired-taste water men The only tastes worth having are acquired tastes. Gilbert Adair acquired-taste taste Maybe being oneself is always an acquired taste. Patricia Hampl acquired-taste oneself taste Reality is an acquired taste. Robert Fritz acquired-taste taste reality