You were supposed to empathize with your friend's problem, but they were, after all, your friend's problems.
Christopher MooreAnd an inky-colored despair of rejection enveloped me like the black tortilla of depression around a pain burrito.
Christopher MooreThe fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical tone, despite the fact that it's about death, makes it hard to characterize with standard genre labels - but I have no problem with that. I'd call it a funny story about death, and leave it at that.
Christopher Moore