--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: And still it is not enough to have…" description: "\"And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until the..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/rainer-maria-rilke-193_able_and-still-it-is-not-enough-to-have-memor_308271.jpg" --- # And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be… ![“And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until they come again. For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not until they have turned to blood within us, to glance, to gesture, nameless and no…” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/rainer-maria-rilke-193_able_and-still-it-is-not-enough-to-have-memor_308271.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/rainer-maria-rilke-193_able_and-still-it-is-not-enough-to-have-memor_308271.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/rainer-maria-rilke-193_able_and-still-it-is-not-enough-to-have-memor_308271.jpg) > “And still it is not enough to have memories. One must be able to forget them when they are many, and one must have the great patience to wait until they come again. For it is not yet the memories themselves. Not until they have turned to blood within us, to glance, to gesture, nameless and no longer to be distinguished from ourselves - not until then can it happen that in a most rare hour the first word of a verse arises in their midst and goes forth from them.” [Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Memories must be processed, forgotten, and reshaped before they can inspire new creation. **In simple terms:** Forget and transform memories to create art. Key Takeaway Allow time for memories to evolve. 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