He had thought more than other men, and in matters of the intellect he had that calm objectivity, that certainty of thought and knowledge, such as only really intellectual men have, who have no axe to grind, who never wish to shine, or to talk others down, or to appear always in the right.
Hermann HesseWisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish.
Hermann HesseLife is always frightful. We cannot help it and we are responsible all the same. One's born and at once one is guilty.
Hermann HesseIt was all a lie, it all stank, stank of lies, it all gave the illusion of meaning and happiness and beauty, and all of it was just putrefaction that no one would admit to. Bitter was the taste of the world. Life was a torment.
Hermann Hesse