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It was not in me It came and wentI wanted to hold it It was held by wine(I no longer know what it was)
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This page presents the quote "It was not in me It came and wentI wanted to hold it It was held by wine(I no longer know what it was)". Author of this quote is Rainer Maria Rilke. This quote is about poetry, happiness,.