It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke (1986). Rodin and Other Prose Pieces
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