Terry Eagleton

You've got to have a sense of different audiences. I'm a kind of performer manque - I come from a long line of failed actors!

English Critic

For whatever crispness and animation my writing has I give some credit to the cartoonist manque.

Use 'manqué' to express someone's unmet potential or dreams in a sympathetic or ironic manner.

'Manqué' often carries a literary or intellectual nuance, elegant in expressing regret for what might have been.

Can imply a critique, suggesting that despite opportunities, the individual did not achieve their aspirations.

In art, 'manqué' describes a work left in an incomplete state, often intentionally to convey a certain effect or emotion.

Indicates an unfinished creative endeavor, highlighting the evolving nature of a work or project.

Critics may use 'manqué' to describe a piece that has not fully achieved its intended form or impact.