"Duino Elegies" Quotes
A profound collection of poems exploring themes of love, beauty, and mortality.
poetry | 104 pages | Published in 2001
Quotes
Ah, who can bear the monotony that awaits us?
Every angel is terrifying.
Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.
The journey of the soul is a long drive.
The poet, who often claims his power in vain, takes life for granted.
Every person’s life is an eternal poem and the death is just a period.
Time is slipping away, but we embrace eternity.
We are only a fleeting moment in the grand scheme of things.
The depth of love is incomparable to any worldly possession.
How can we understand love when we are still struggling with existence?
