To be able to throw ones self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a womans smile – that is happiness. – Hermann Hesse
Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. – Hermann Hesse
What I always hated and detested and cursed above all things was this contentment, this healthiness and comfort, this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity. – Hermann Hesse
There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge – that is everywhere. – Hermann Hesse