More quotes by Hermann Hesse

"I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."
"Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity."
"Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret."
"I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins."
"I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins."