As a writer I stand against this sense that words are supposed to be puffy, serious, professional, impressive. I hate that.

I write as naturally and simply as I can. People who aren't writers inevitably will reverse my work and try to make me sound like everyone else.

They don't seem to realize that "everyone else" sounds pretty awful to me, and that's exactly why I removed all the cruft that they're trying to put back for heaven knows what reason.

Ah, yes, I was briefly lying—I almost forgot the reason: to be puffy, serious, professional, impressive. I hate that.