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Jan 20 / King Kaufman

Quote of the Day: The work never ends?

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Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

—Lawrence Kasdan

There’s a cheery thought!

A few years ago, when I was writing a daily column at Salon, my wife was taking a college class for fun, a perk of her on-campus job. One night, she sighed, “I have a five-page paper due this week.” Ever the supportive husband, I said, “I have a five-page paper due every day.”

But really, if you like the work, there are a lot worse things than having homework every night. In fact, there are few better.

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_L5BS7RL7PB6XUSRQ36HK2V4PJM Joshua

    It’s true. The thought of the class ending is worse than the homework.

  • Kelly Scaletta

    Awesome! Now excuse me I have to get back to my “homework.”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q6HMEOW6HZIRIU3ZKRXCUOFWKU Ed

    I heard an author on the radio the other week who had taken up flying helicopters as the threat of imminent death was the only thing that could stop her thinking about her plots!

  • Drew Gilliland

    Sounds a lot like being an attorney — there is always something more that you can do.