“ 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
