Fall Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

“You must think that something is happening upon you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall.” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke — Download Open image

“You must think that something is happening upon you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in its hand; it will not let you fall.”

Rainer Maria Rilke

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