Damn I actually did revive this thing by posting one reply...sweet.
But anyways, what if you have a long masterpiece? There's lots of good books that are "long" and are pretty damn good, amongst these I count the Silmarillon by Tolkien. I'm sure some of the things in that book aren't really "needed" per se in it, but it just makes it better. And then sometimes, if you have a short piece of work, it doesn't build up enough suspence and action and what not, just giving you the dry minimum on details. That's why having long stories out, it helps you "see" what's going on. It's hard to make a short story with a good amount of details.
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"The judge knew that he was full of shit and gave him twenty five years and now his heart is filled with tears. That night it was getting late. He was butt-raped by a large inmate, and he screamed. but the guards payed no attention to his cries. that's when things got out of control. The moral of the date rape story: it does not pay to be drunk and horny." -Sublime, Date Rape
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