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We writers are a crazy group. I can't think of any other profession where the actual work is deep within, uncomfortable, and wanting out. I'm not sure what you mean by "writing" here, but the quote is quite true of many writers. They spend hours working on their stories or novels or poems or essays.
Because it's fun for them, they want to finish it. But the work itself is hard and doesn't make them happy at all.
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