“I'm not calculating enough in the way I approach writing.” — Lydia Millet Quote

“I'm not calculating enough in the way I approach writing.”

“Fiction should be an ethically safe space, free of fancy ideas. It should be dedicated modestly to relationships or escapism or the needs of luscious voyeurs.”

“In October 2014, for the first time in almost three-quarters of a century, a gray wolf was seen loping along the forested North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. She had walked hundreds of miles, probably from Wyoming or Idaho.”

“I'm more interested in - I was going to say putting on an interesting show, but then when I think about it, it's more like putting on several interesting shows. I think I'm more interested in doing funny things than calculating how I'll best be received.”

“I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine.”

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