Astronomy Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

“A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that will be, when all the stars are dead.” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke — Download Open image

“A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that will be, when all the stars are dead.”

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