Alexia gave in to
Alexia gave in to his demanding touch, but only, of course, because he sounded so pathetic. It had nothing, whatsoever to do with her own quickening heartbeat. Gail Carriger
Pathetic
Well I’m a 5
Well I’m a 5 year old at heart; I still think that there is a monster under my bed – and I’m not joking. It’s pathetic, it’s really not cute. Eva Mendes
Time and again our
Time and again our best and brightest have alerted society to looming problems, but our persistent pattern has been to ignore the warnings and suffer the consequences. The pathetic refrain of recent years –‘Nobody saw this coming’–is always a self-serving lie. Eugene Linden
In fact, I think
In fact, I think my life is always going to be difficult, because I am trying to do something… original is a big word. It’s kind of pathetic, but I have to love what I’m doing. Ethan Hawke
Argh? Pathetic and inarticulate.
Argh? Pathetic and inarticulate. Nice combination. Your mothers must be so proud. Eoin Colfer
When my daughter left
When my daughter left for college, I lost my in-house consultant to youth culture. There’s just stuff I don’t get. And there’s something kind of pathetic about someone my age trying to pretend she gets it, so I don’t try to pretend. Emily Yoffe
Further in Summer than
Further in Summer than the Birds Pathetic from the Grass A minor Nation celebrates Its unobtrusive Mass. No Ordinance be seen So gradual the Grace A pensive Custom it becomes Enlarging Loneliness. Antiquest felt at Noon When August burning low Arise this spectral Canticle Repose to typify Remit as yet no Grace No Furrow on … Read more
I\\’m glad I\\’ve given
I’m glad I’ve given up drugs and alcohol. It would be awful to be like Keith Richards. He’s pathetic. It’s like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young. Elton John
I think that what
I think that what I do is a form of pathetic fallacy, the literary trope in which nature is in sympathy with the mood of the story. I connect the physical setting and props in the story to the emotional state of the characters. Elizabeth Wein
He looks at you
He looks at you like you’re someone he’s never met before, much less someone he once loved with high passion. The irony is, you can hardly blame him. I mean, check yourself out. You’re a pathetic mess, unrecognizable even to your own eyes. Elizabeth Gilbert