pathos

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That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry.

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The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural language is pathos. Lydia Maria Child

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With the laugh comes the tears and in developing motion pictures or television shows, you must combine all the facts of life - drama, pathos and humor. Walt Disney

To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife,- That is the true pathos and sublime Of human life. Robert Burns

This is real human drama, we're not creating some amusement park ride for the summer. Even though the movie is really exciting to watch, it's got a real pathos behind it. John C. Reilly

Comedy doesn't really have any meaning without sadness. The most meaningful comedy comes from some really serious pathos. Becky Stark

I have found that words that are loaded with pathos and create a seductive euphoria are apt to promote nonsense. Günter Grass

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