Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.

Quote by Hermann Hesse

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Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.

Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself....

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation...

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation...

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.

Solitude is independence.

Solitude is independence.

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other,...

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other,...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness...

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live...

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live...

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.

If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can...

If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can...

Love must not entreat, nor demand. Love must have the power to find its own...

Love must not entreat, nor demand. Love must have the power to find its own...

Nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Thats why its a plan...not a certainty.

Nothing ever goes exactly as planned. Thats why its a plan...not a certainty.

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

Isn't it the moment of most profound doubt that gives birth to new certainties? Perhaps...

Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and suddenly, you go all the way...

Love is when you look into someone's eyes, and suddenly, you go all the way...