(You know what the doctor said to me to cheer me up? Fat said. There are worse diseases than cancer.Did he show you slides?We both laughed. When you are nearly crazy with grief, you laugh at what you can.)
作者Philip K. Dick (0 评论)
在菲利普·迪克（Philip K. Dick）的《选择》一书中，叙述突出了应对悲伤的复杂性和人类在困难的情况下寻求幽默的倾向。叙述者和医生之间发生了凄美的交流，医生试图通过表明疾病比癌症差来减轻情绪。这种黑暗的幽默反映了人们面对可怕情况时采用的应对机制。