Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Topic

Connecting with others Nature of love Love

Author

Rainer Maria Rilke

Source

Letters to a Young Poet

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Czech Republic Europe

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Original Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letter to Franz Kappus. 14 May 1904.

Current Citation

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters to a Young Poet, translated by Charlie Louth. Penguin Classics, 2014.

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Time
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Topic
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Speaker
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Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
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Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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