Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further.

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.

Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to...

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to...

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...

The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

These soft nights hold me like themselves aloft and I lie without a lover.

These soft nights hold me like themselves aloft and I lie without a lover.

There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.

There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.

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...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to...

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...

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

But everything that may some day be possible to many the solitary man can now...

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...

Only love is like an arrow to your heart; the more you try to take...

Only love is like an arrow to your heart; the more you try to take...

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;...

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure...

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure...

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more...

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more...

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...

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and...

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and...