Herman Hesse
“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”
“As a body everyone is single, as a soul never.”
“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must destroy a world.”
“Whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”
“Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.”
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself.”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.”