bluefugate:

The other day Molly said a very wise thing. “Jesus,” she exhaled, “why is that girl complaining about writing? It’s not like a day laborer goes around whining about their cramps.” Indeed. They do not.

I like thinking up occupational equivalences to plug into The Idea I Probably Hate Most In The World, which is when authors say that their stories “write themselves” or that their characters “have their own agency.” 

Carpenter: Sometimes, I sit down to build a kitchen, and before I know it, I’ve somehow built a library!

Doctor: That angioplasty just kinda did it’s own thing, you know?

Cab Driver: These new taxis drive themselves.

One day in the future, that last one might actually be true.