But because truly being here is so much; because everything here appar…

Rainer Maria Rilke
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But because truly being here is so much; because everything here apparently needs us, this fleeting world, which in some strange way keeps calling to us. Us, the most fleeting of all. ✨ Rainer Maria Rilke (2014). The Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus: A Dual Language Edition, p.55, Vintage
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