A review by endymions_rage
Briefe an einen jungen Dichter by Rainer Maria Rilke

5.0

Motivational Letters to a lonely, depressive Soldier who is a poet. Surprisingly warm, philosophical, anti-depressant, anti-loneliness mini-essays touching on what it means to be an artist, to be alone, to overcome things and to love. Also a hint of feminism.

(freely translated:)
..."maybe all the Dragons of our Life are princesses, just waiting for us to stand beautiful and brave before them.
Maybe everything terrible is just in its core something helpless that needs our support."