Hermann Hesse Quote

All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?

Hermann Hesse

All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult?

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About Hermann Hesse

Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.