Who has not sat before his own heart's curtain? It lifts: and the scen…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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Who has not sat before his own heart's curtain? It lifts: and the scenery is falling apart. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke (1957). The Duino elegies
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