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Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another.

I'm bad at math.

I just am not good at math.

I am better at math than spelling.

I try not to observe myself in the process of composing a poem because I don't want to come up with a formula, which I would then be unscrupulous in using.

Choosing writing as a career, just by itself, is a measure of not being a calculating person.

You really have to understand this isn't a business where you sit in the back room and do calculations - you have to be very concerned about employees and customers, because that's really what's going to bring you success.

When I write I know that I'm going to have to produce 40 percent more than I need.