She said, "Have you read the paper today?"
He said, "Yes."
She said, "And?"
He said, "What do you mean and?"
She said, "You have nothing to say?"
He said, "About what?"
She said, "The paper!"
He said, "Am I supposed to have something to say?"
She said, "Well, I thought you might have an opinion."
He said, "On what?"
She said, "The paper!"
He said, "No shit, which part of the paper is what I'm asking."
She said, "Oh...well...I..."
He said, "You don't even know."
She said, "I"m just trying to strike up conversation..."
He said, "Why would you do it that way?"
She said, "Because I thought we could talk about something we're both informed on."
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People think writing is so easy.
They hear that’s what you want to become
And suddenly they say, “Well that’s not hard.”
They have no idea just how wrong they are.
Being a writer is the most difficult thing to do.
So many people out there want to be a writer
That the publishers just toss away manuscripts
Without taking even a first glance.
The publishers. They ask questions
That you better have the answers to
Or your dream will be thrown away
Just like the manuscripts you labored over.
They want to know
Why you?
What makes you so different?
Why should we care?
And you have to be able to tell them
Before they decide