Louise Erdrich vs. Rainer Maria Rilke
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Louise Erdrich
1954 – present
Karen Louise Erdrich is an American author of novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, a federally recognized Ojibwe people.
"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You …"
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875 – 1926
Rainer Maria Rilke was a Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist, regarded as one of the most significant poets in the German language, known for works such as the Duino Elegies and Letters to a Young Poet.
"Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us…"