Rainer Maria Rilke quote: For if we think of this existence of the individual as a larger or smaller room, it becomes clear that ...

For if we think of this existence of the individual as a larger or smaller room, it becomes clear that most people get to know only one corner of their room, a window seat, a strip of floor which they pace up ...

~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

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