Earth, my dearest, oh believe me, you no longer need your springtimes to win me over...Unspeakably, I have belonged to you, from the flush.
Rainer Maria RilkeSpeaking of August Rodin: He raised his world above us in an immense arc, and made it a part of nature.
Rainer Maria RilkeRight in the difficult we must have our joys, our happiness, our dreams: there against the depth of this background, they stand out, there for the first time we see how beautiful they are.
Rainer Maria Rilke