It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning.

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that...

I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that...

The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it...

The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it...

There are quantities of human faces, but there are many more faces, for each person...

There are quantities of human faces, but there are many more faces, for each person...

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some...

Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some...

I have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of...

I have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are...

The only journey is the one within.

The only journey is the one within.

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest...

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions...

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.

Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.

A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude

A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude

He who marries for love without money has good nights and sorry days.

He who marries for love without money has good nights and sorry days.

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I can't wait to get married, because it's like a sleepover every night with your...

I can't wait to get married, because it's like a sleepover every night with your...