Hermann Hesse Quotes


One day I would be a better hand at the game. One day I would learn how to laugh. Pablo was waiting for me, and Mozart too.


Citations

Hesse, Hermann. Steppenwolf. Translated by Basil Creighton, Henry Holt and Company, 1929.

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Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse
  • Born: July 2, 1877
  • Died: August 9, 1962
  • Nationality: German, Swiss
  • Profession: Novelist, Short Story Author, Essayist, Poet, Painter

Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.