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"The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race."
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"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."
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"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."
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"God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best."
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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."
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"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."
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"God's dice always have a lucky roll."
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"You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements."
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"Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head."
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"God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."
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"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."
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"The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race."
God
"But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep."
Love
"Already old, the question Who shall die? Becomes unspoken Who is innocent?"
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"Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique."
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"The doctor punched my vein, the captain called me Cain, upon my belly sat the sow of fear."
Fear
"The body, what is it, Father, but a sign To love the force that grows us, to give back What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?"
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"Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die."
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"My soul is now her day, my day her night, So I lie down, and so I rise."
Lie
"To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other."
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"Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name."
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