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At first the solitudecharmed me like a prelude,but so much music wounded me.

At first the solitudecharmed me like a prelude,but so much music wounded me.
– Rainer Maria Rilke

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  10. May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children. – Rainer Maria Rilke
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