Though we gripe about the pay (rightfully, in my admittedly-biased opinion), writers have some of the best jobs around.

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"If I feel I'm doing something to the best of my abilities and they don't feel that way, I have to voice my opinion, " he said.

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In my opinion, this is the most-best or least-worse choice he could have made from the perspective of getting a reasonable deal done.

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