The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God's name is Abraxas.
Hermann HesseIn every truth, the opposite is equally true. For example, a truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is onesided.
Hermann HesseThe day had gone by just as days go by. I had killed it in accordance with my primitive and retiring way of life.
Hermann HesseEvery important cultural gesture comes down to a morality, a model for human behavior concentrated into a gesture.
Hermann HesseRain Soft rain, summer rain Whispers from bushes, whispers from trees. Oh, how lovely and full of blessing To dream and be satisfied. I was so long in the outer brightness, I am not used to this upheaval: Being at home in my own soul, Never to be led elsewhere. I want nothing, I long for nothing, I hum gently the sounds of childhood, And I reach home astounded In the warm beauty of dreams. Heart, how torn you are, How blessed to plow down blindly, To think nothing, to know nothing, Only to breathe, only to feel.
Hermann Hesse