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Category Archives: Rilke love
He may as well have been writing to me from 1904.
“Sex is difficult; yes. But those tasks that have been entrusted to us are difficult; almost everything serious is difficult; and everything is serious. If you just recognize this and manage, out of yourself, out of your own talent and … Continue reading
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I can’t get over how wise he is.
“It is also good to love: because love is difficult. For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, … Continue reading
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Rilke week, here at JudgementDaze!
“Always trust yourself and your own feeling, as opposed to argumentations, discussions, or introductions of that sort; if it turns out that you are wrong, then the natural growth of your inner life will eventually guide you to other insights. … Continue reading
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This one gets me every time.
“The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus … Continue reading
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Baffled is right.
“There is no force in the world but love, and when you carry it within you, if you simply have it, even if you remain baffled as to how to use it, it will work its radiant effects and help … Continue reading
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As quoted in the new Anne Lamott novel.
“I know that there is room in me for a huge and timeless life.” –Rilke
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The tyranny of distance.
Bill Brown wrote my favorite zine, Dream Whip #12. In it, he wrote, “The universe is all distances and the terrible struggle to span them.” I have to agree. Eddie and I broke up. All that came between us was … Continue reading
