“I love pity parties. I wish I'd brought hats" - Christian”

“Oh, so that's why you're up here. For a pity party.""This isn't a joke. I'm serious." I could tell Lissa was getting angry. It was trumping her earlier distress.He shrugged and leaned casually against the sloping wall. "So am I. I love pity parties. I wish I'd brought the hats. What do you want to mope about first? How it's going to take you a whole day to be popular and loved again? How you'll have to wait a couple weeks before Hollister can ship out some new clothes? If you spring for rush shipping, it might not be so long.”

“I wished to be loved by another,' [Éowyn] answered. 'But I desire no man's pity.”

“This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here.”

“I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat.”

“I was wallowing in a small, but beautifully decorated pity party, complete with imaginary streamers....”