Hermann Hesse

That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#universe #dreams

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#always #become #different #distorted #express

Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#concept #could #history #humanity #without

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#instinct #knowledge #search #seekers #self-awareness

Oh, love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#love

Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#love

When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#love

Love must not entreat,' she added, 'or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#love #strength #love

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#always #character #people #rest #seem

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

— Hermann Hesse

#like #love #ordinary #ordinary people #people