Emil Ferris

Monsters are a departure from 'reality' in a way that allows for a range of fantastic possibilities. I mean this within the world of literature as well as in regards to art. When I sit down to draw, I'm energized by the possibility of creating a monster. That is where I find beauty and pathos.

American Writer

Soren Kierkegaard

The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo.

Danish Philosopher

Andy Serkis

Originally, I thought, 'Gollum's such a fantastic character, why are you doing him CG? Surely you need to be able to humanise him as much as possible - he's so full of pathos and real emotion.

English Actor

Michael Paterniti

Storytelling is about patience, about making sense of the moments of pathos and beauty that you find, and about carrying these moments back into your own life.

Michael Shannon

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.

American Actor

Lisa Hanawalt

I'm drawn towards people who have a little pathos and a little dark side, and I feel the same towards fictional characters.

American Artist

John Bishop

I think there's a thin line between pathos and comedy, and I'm not afraid of putting my heart on my sleeve.

British Comedian

Elizabeth Berg

I find life a mix of humor and pathos, and all my books reflect that to one degree or another.

American Author

Hector Elizondo

I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life.

Kanika Dhillon

Deep poignant pathos can be described better in dark humour.

Indian Author

Pathos involves emotions that appeal to the audience's sense of compassion or sorrow.

Emotional Appeal

Authors use pathos to create an emotional connection with the reader, often to highlight suffering.

Literary Device

In theater or film, pathos can make an ordinary scene heartbreaking and memorable.

Dramatic Scenes

Speakers use pathos to connect emotionally with listeners, motivating them towards a certain action or belief.

Persuasive Speech

Pathos goes beyond logic and statistics in persuasion, aiming to strike an emotional chord.

Beyond Facts

Pathos in writing can make the audience feel sympathy and support for a cause or character.

Elicit Sympathy

 i would never say we're gonna find the answers what i would say is we're gonna try to get closer to the truth and that truth seems to center around this this is where i think your history your memories your self-consciousness your pathos your humanity your humility all of these

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 And finally, pathos appeals to emotion, and in our age of mass media, it's often the most effective mode. Pathos is neither inherently good nor bad, but it may be irrational and unpredictable. It can just as easily rally people for peace

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 or the pathos or "ahness" of things. It's a valuable awareness of impermanence, both a kind of gentle, transient sadness as things pass by in life, but also a deeper, softly lingering sadness about the impermanence of all reality.