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.

Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

History is a pathetic junkyard of broken treaties.

Michael Jackson’s album was only called Bad because there wasn’t enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.