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A Flock Of Sheep Near The Airport Or A High Voltage Generator Beside The Orchard: These Combinations Open Up My Life Like A Wound, But They Also Heal It. That's Why My Feelings Always Come In Twos.

I Was A Very Religious Child - I Went To Synagogue At Least Once, Sometimes Twice, A Day. And I Remember My Religiousness As Good - I Think Religion Is Good For Children, Especially Educated Children, Because It Allows For Imagination, A Whole Imaginative World Apart From The Practical World.

I Wanted To Be Calm, Like A Mound With All Its Cities Destroyed, And Tranquil, Like A Full Cemetery.

The World Of Religion Isn't A Logical World; That's Why Children Like It. It's A World Of Worked-out Fantasies, Very Similar To Children's Stories Or Fairy Tales.

The Reason A Poet Is A Poet Is To Write Poems, Not To Advertise Himself As A Poet.