Like most people, I woke up one day to find that everyone I knew was taking antidepressants, and since I wasn't, I figured that I must be the cause of their depression. Christopher Moore antidepressantdaydepression Change image and share on social
One thing that's really delightful is my books tend to attract people who are funny, so I get the benefit of people writing me with things that crack me up. Christopher Moore attractbenefitbook Change image and share on social
The 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 callcharacterizecomedy share on social
I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at. Christopher Moore coolgenregood Change image and share on social
The reason I wrote 'You Suck' was that I so enjoyed spending time with Tommy and Jody. Christopher Moore enjoyjodyreason Change image and share on social
When you go on book tour, you're always talking about yourself and your book from the time you get up in the morning until you go out at night. You, you. You get really sick of yourself. Christopher Moore bookmorningnight Change image and share on social
I can't write a book like 'Lamb' or 'Fool' every year. It just takes too much research and craft. Christopher Moore bookcraftfool Change image and share on social
From Dickens's cockneys to Salinger's phonies, from Kerouac's beatniks to Cheech and Chong's freaks, and on to hip hop's homies, dialect has always been used as a way for generations to distinguish themselves. Christopher Moore beatnikcheechchong share on social
As Richard Pryor was to Eddie Murphy, that's what Kurt Vonnegut was to me. Christopher Moore eddiekurtmurphy Change image and share on social
I thought I was going to be a horror story writer. My influences were horror writers, like Rich Matheson, Ray Bradbury and Bram Stoker. Christopher Moore bradburybramhorror Change image and share on social