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Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

The Sonnets to Orpheus, Part Two, XIIWant the change. Be inspired by the flamewhere everything shines as it disappears. The artist, when sketching, loves nothing so muchas the curve of the body as it turns away.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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