In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works, partly suppressed by the Nazis and partly destroyed by the war; have not yet been republished there.

Quote by Herman Hesse

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But your questions, which are unanswerable without exception, all spring from the same erroneous thinking.

But your questions, which are unanswerable without exception, all spring from the same erroneous thinking.

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

When trying to remember my share in the glow of the eternal present, in the...

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad,...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of...

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between...

If time is not real, then the dividing line between this world and eternity, between...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

For me, however, that beloved, glowing little word happiness has become associated with everything I...

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

Until 1914 I loved to travel; I often went to Italy and once spent a...

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a...

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a...

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

If I know what love is, it is because of you.

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously...

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.

Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have...

Nevertheless, whether in occurrences lasting days, hours or mere minutes at a time, I have...

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

I was out of my bed in one second, trembling with excitement, and I dashed...

It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...

It was morning; through the high window I saw the pure, bright blue of the...

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it...

The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it...

It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful...

It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...

This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me...