Live in these books

This is a quote from the book Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Charlie Louth.

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke, “Live in these books for a while, learn from them what seems to be worth learning, but above all love them.”

Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!

If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here.

Letter to a Young Poet – Summary

Here is the book summary from Goodreads:

A hugely influential collection for writers and artists of all kinds, Rilke’s profound and lyrical letters to a young friend advise on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself.

Copyright © 1929 by Rainer Maria Rilke.

Translated by: Charlie Louth

More details on Goodreads can be found here.

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