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“In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roo
by dataviz1000 3y ago
“In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Reminds me of that quote. Rilke, a poet, was an apprentice to, Auguste Rodin, a sculptor, who taught Rilke how to be an artist. Although different disciplines, the nature of creativity and its manifestations are the same.
- sbazerque 3y agoRilke is a must!!! I loved his Duino Elegies.
- Buttons840 3y ago> In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. A quick check of the suicide statistics shows that many have confessed this to themselves.