Who keeps innerly silent, touches the roots of speech.—Rainer Maria Rilke

Rainer Maria Rilke, circa 1900; photo via Wikipedia Commons

• This quote comes from my favorite edition of Letters to a Young Poet, translated by Joan M. Burnham, published by New World Library, available here.
• Read a biography of Rilke at the Poetry Foundation.
• You’ll also find links to poems by Rilke and articles about him at the Poetry Foundation.

See more quotes about writing here.