Irony takes nothing away from pathos.

“I have come to have the firm conviction that vanity is the basis of everything.”

“The most important thing is to keep the Soul aloft”

“Pauvre petite femme! Ça baîlle après l'amour, comme une carpe après l'eau sur u…”

“But, in her life, nothing was going to happen. Such was the will of God! The fu…”