It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.

Quote by Hermann Hesse

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At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite...

At the first kiss I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite...

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.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid...

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid...

My words are the kisses I wish Id said, but they say kisses dont last,...

My words are the kisses I wish Id said, but they say kisses dont last,...

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,...

The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the...

The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the...

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after...

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after...

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....

Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we...

Within us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we...

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

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

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may...

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may...

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...

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.

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.

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to...

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.

Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all...

Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all...

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

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

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to...

Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to...

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all...

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all...

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.