Can this world really be as sad as it seems?

Yes, yes it is.

When I'm bored and I've run out of uplifting things to read, I'll browse Crime Library. I only do that as a last resort because it's sure to ruin the rest of my night. I don't know why I keep going back and reading these horrible stories; I guess it's the masochist in me. The only words that come to mind after reading about depraved assholes that our justice system doesn't punish severely enough, are these:

"I pray all your days come quickly so that my Christian God will judge you good and proper." --William Cotter, some anonymous commenter on a random blog

I don't know who William Cotter is, but goddamn, he tidily sums up my feelings of disgust.