Put out my eyes, and I can see you still,
Slam my ears to, and I can hear you yet;
And without any feet can go to you;
And tongueless, I can conjure you at will.
Break off my arms, I shall take hold of you
And grasp you with my heart as with a hand;
Arrest my heart, my brain will beat as true;
And if you set this brain of mine afire,
Then on my blood-stream I yet will carry you.
RILKE
I Knew These People - Ry Cooder with Harry Dean Stanton. From Paris, Texas.
Might be my favorite speech in cinema history.
Edgar Ende, Die Brennende Fahne, 1934, oil on canvas, private collection
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