Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they al…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings. ✨ Letters to a Young Poet. Book by Rainer Maria Rilke. Letter One (February 17, 1903), 1929.
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Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings. ✨ Letters to a Young Poet. Book by Rainer Maria Rilke. Letter One (February 17, 1903), 1929.

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