Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection.

There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.

Holidays - Have no pity.

It has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip.

There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty.

Too many lives are needed to make just one.