The MM believes that every text, every philosophy, every book or thought has its essence, its main content that can be expressed in a few words or sentences. This essence is like the skeleton, the skull of a living being. An artist, a philosopher or anybody else, striving to "express his or her ideas" must at first know clearly their essence, must have the skeleton. Then he or she can really express them, give them flesh and blood. The skeleton is, of course, more important than flesh or blood. WHAT we have to say is more improtant than HOW we say it. A poem, a treatise or a story can, in fact, express the same ideas, convey the same "message". The content is primary, the form is secondary.

"Jaan Kaplinski"