Quote by: Hermann Hesse

How foolish to wear oneself out in vain longing for warmth! Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I had attained it. It was cold. Oh, cold enough! But it was also still, wonderfully still and vast like the cold stillness of space in which the stars revolve.


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Author Bio


  • NameHermann Hesse
  • Descriptionnovelist and winner of Nobel Prize in Literature
  • BornJuly 2, 1877
  • DiedAugust 9, 1962
  • CountryGermany; Switzerland
  • ProfessionNovelist; Poet; Writer; Literary; Painter
  • WorksThe Glass Bead Game; Demian; Steppenwolf; Siddhartha
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Order Of Merit For Arts And Science; ; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade