I Was Certainly Open For Something Being

Old Friends Die On You, And They're Irreplaceable. You Become Dependent.

On The Way To Work Good-hearted Young Girls Sometimes Offer Me Their Seats, Which I Accept And Bless Them In Return, A Transaction Satisfying To All Concerned.

I Am Pleased Now That I Have Lived In A Gay As Well As A Religious Ghetto, Though It Hasn't Been Very Comfortable. Taken Together, Their Limitations Cancel Each Other Out And I Have Seen The World More Kindly And More Honestly.

During The Second World War, Evacuated To Non-jewish Households, I Encountered Christianity At Home And In School.

My Mother Was A Modern Woman With A Limited Interest In Religion. When The Sun Set And The Fast Of The Day Of Atonement Ended, She Shot From The Synagogue Like A Rocket To Dance The Charleston.