Art Quote by Rilke

“Want the change. Be inspired by the flame where everything shines as it disappears. The artist, when sketching, loves nothing so much as the…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“Want the change. Be inspired by the flame where everything shines as it disappears. The artist, when sketching, loves nothing so much as the…

— Rilke, Rainer Maria

“The sonnet, a lyrical poem, the beauty and magic... convey with our hearts the truth of the universe in a single moment briefly.”

— R.M. Engelhardt

“We speak in (rich) monotones. Our poetry is haunted by the music it has left behind. Orpheus shrinks to a poet when he looks…

— George Steiner

“Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew Iron tears down Pluto’s cheek, And made Hell grant…

— John Milton

“You became the sonnet that was etched in my minds eye. Existing outside the dreams we shared in the presence of our eternal love.”

— Truth Devour

“Orpheus chose to be the leader of mankind. Ah, not even Orpheus had attained such a goal, not even his immortal greatness had justified…

— Hermann Broch

“The tracks of life are long and winding, brief the encounters of love and sin, and bitter-dry the taste of finding that someone will…

— Pierre Sóter

“And after my wanderings, I hope I will arrive where love is not alone, and hate is not alive. in sonnet One of These…

— Pierre Sóter

“Sonnet V I touch you as a lonely violin touches the suburbs of the faraway place patiently the river asks for its share of…

— Mahmoud Darwish

“Orpheus never liked words. He had his music. He would get a funny look on his face and I would say what are you…

— sarah ruhl

“But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift…

— Joseph Conrad