Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. – Hermann Hesse
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. – 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
Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity. – Hermann Hesse