“ Of course when one opens a coffin, one destroys it. Nevertheless a delicate odour of cedarwood will come forth. Miguel Serrano
“ Teachers dread nothing so much as unusual characteristics in precocious boys during the initial stages of their adolescence. A certain streak of genius makes an ominous impression on them, for there e… Hermann Hesse
“ Youth is the most difficult time of life. For example, suicide rarely occurs amongst old people. Hermann Hesse
“ When a tree is polled, it will sprout new shoots nearer its roots. A soul that is ruined in the bud will frequently return to the springtime of its beginnings and its promise-filled childhood, as thou… Hermann Hesse
“ For the first time in my life I tasted death, and death tasted bitter, for death is birth, is fear and dread of some terrible renewal. Hermann Hesse
“ Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, who ever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars,… Hermann Hesse
“ Yaşam konusunda bir fikrin vardı; içinde bir inanç, bir beklenti yaşıyordu; eylemlere, acılara ve özverilere hazırdın. Ama yavaş yavaş anladın ki, dünya hiç de senden eylemlerde ve özverilerde bulunma… Hermann Hesse
“ Novelists when they write novels tend to take an almost godlike attitude toward their subject, pretending to a total comprehension of the story, a man's life, which they can therefore recount as God H… Hermann Hesse
“ Çok uzun bir suskunluk döneminin ardından yüreğimdeki selin ateşli esrikliğine yeniden gömülmüş, duyguların özgür yüceliklerine, acı ve sevincin birbirinden ayrılamadığı, ruhtaki tüm kızgın ateşin ve… Hermann Hesse
“ I realize that some people will not believe that a child of little more than ten years is capable of having such feelings. My story is not intended for them. I am telling it to those who have a better… Hermann Hesse
“ We who bore the mark might well be considered by the rest of the world as strange, even as insane and dangerous. We had awoken, or were awakening, and we were striving for an ever perfect state of wak… Hermann Hesse
“ Tanışıklığımızın bu akşamında, bütün bir yaşamı bu güzel ve içtenlikli gözlerin bakışı altında gecirmenin insana mutluluk bağışlayan güzel bir şey sayılacağını, o zaman insanın kötü bir eyleme kalkışa… Hermann Hesse
“ For it cannot be denied that all over the world and in all ages there are beings who are perceived to be extraordinary, charming, and appealing, and whom many honor as benevolent spirits, because they… Hermann Hesse
“ Lo que esto significa, un ser vivo, se sabe hoy menos que nunca, y por eso se destruye a montones de seres humanos, cada uno de los cuales es una creación valiosa y única de la naturaleza. Si no fuéra… Hermann Hesse
“ When I consider my life objectively, it does not seem particularly happy. Yet I cannot really call it unhappy, despite all my mistakes. After all, it is quite foolish to talk about happiness and unhap… Hermann Hesse
“ It is wrong to say that schoolmasters lack heart and are dried-up, soulless pedants! No, by no means. When a child's talent which he has sought to kindle suddenly bursts forth, when the boy puts aside… Hermann Hesse
“ Wenn mir Musik die Seele bewegte, dann verstand ich ohne Worte doch alles, fühlte in der Tiefe alles Lebens reine Harmonie und glaubte zu wissen, daß ein Sinn und schönes Gesetz in allem Geschehen ver… Hermann Hesse
“ Scopul nostru nu este de a ne contopi unul intr-altul, ci a ne recunoaste reciproc si a invata sa vedem si sa respectam fiecare in celalalt ceea ce e contrariul si completarea sa. Hermann Hesse
“ It was fortunate that love did not need words; or else it would be full of misunderstanding and foolishness. Hermann Hesse
“ An enlightened man had but one duty - to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter where it led. Hermann Hesse
