He is sceptical, temperamental and cynical: his most frequent remark is, "Life will go on as it has always gone on – that is, badly".
hiː ɪz skˈɛptɪkəl, tˌɛmpɹəmˈɛntəl ænd sˈɪnɪkəl: hɪz mˈoʊst fɹˈiːkwənt ɹᵻmˈɑːɹk ɪz, "lˈaɪf wɪl ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn æz ɪt hɐz ˈɔːlweɪz ɡˈɔn ˌɔn ðæt ˈɪz, bˈædli".