Or is the job more beautiful because it doesn't have to get done? Maybe you have to write, but you don't *have* to send the stories out into the world - it's just that the world is a better place because you do, if you do your job well.
This comment brought to you courtesy of Terry Pratchett - I realized only last night that I'd totally missed the Glorious 25th of May, and have been contemplating ever since the concept of doing the job you *didn't* have to do.
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Date: 2007-06-11 07:25 am (UTC)This comment brought to you courtesy of Terry Pratchett - I realized only last night that I'd totally missed the Glorious 25th of May, and have been contemplating ever since the concept of doing the job you *didn't* have to do.