
Look at the Harlequins! (1974).
The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul (1994)
Look at the Harlequins! (1974).
XXV. Quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 801-03.
Letters
“I'm looking for someone
to quench my thirst-for all eternity"
-Luna Maxwell”
Source: Vampireville
"Love"
The Forerunner (1920)
Context: O love, whose lordly hand
Has bridled my desires,
And raised my hunger and my thirst
To dignity and pride,
Let not the strong in me and the constant
Eat the bread or drink the wine
That tempt my weaker self.
Let me rather starve,
And let my heart parch with thirst,
And let me die and perish,
Ere I stretch my hand
To a cup you did not fill,
Or a bowl you did not bless.
"Love"
The Forerunner (1920)
Context: O love, whose lordly hand
Has bridled my desires,
And raised my hunger and my thirst
To dignity and pride,
Let not the strong in me and the constant
Eat the bread or drink the wine
That tempt my weaker self.
Let me rather starve,
And let my heart parch with thirst,
And let me die and perish,
Ere I stretch my hand
To a cup you did not fill,
Or a bowl you did not bless.
Source: In the Image of Orpheus: Rilke - A Soul History
“I thought my fireplace dead
and stirred the ashes.
I burned my fingers.”
Source: Border of a Dream: Selected Poems