How foolish it is to wear oneself out in vain longing for warmth! Solitude is independence.
("Steppenwolf")
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He sat thus, lost in meditation, thinking Om, his soul as the arrow directed at Brahman.Hermann Hesse
If I were wise, I shouldn't tell you. But I won't be wise, Harry, not for this time. I'll be just the opposite. So now mind what I say! You will hear it and forget it again. You will laugh over it, and you will weep over it. So look out! I am going to play with you for life and death, little brother, and before we begin the game I'm going to lay my cards on the table.
Hermann Hesse
Nur das Denken, das wir leben, hat einen Wert.
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And here is a doctrine at which you will laugh. It seems to me, Govinda, that love is the most important thing in the world.
Hermann Hesse
Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.
Hermann Hesse
In this evil year, autumn comes early.
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