Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that.

Dear Hitler Take away the torches I'm not guilty I had to have this

What were the bodies like on the beach? Ugly and white and ruined by offices.

I don't even hate books anymore.

Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone.

I want history to jump on Canada's spine with sharp skates.

We've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy.