Identity Quote by Hermann Hesse

Truly, nothing in the world has so occupied my thoughts as this I, this riddle, the fact I am alive, that I am separated…

— Hermann Hesse

“Thinking, he walked ever more slowly and asked himself, What is it now that you were hoping to learn from doctrines and teachers, and…

— Hermann Hesse

“Slower, he walked along in his thoughts and asked himself: "But what is this, what you have sought to learn from teachings and from…

— Hermann Hesse

“Having been pondering while slowly walking along, he now stopped as these thoughts caught hold of him, and right away another thought sprang forth…

— Hermann Hesse

“but what is it you wanted to learn from the teachings and teachers, and those who taught you so much, what could they not…

— Hermann Hesse

“And when I had learned it, I looked at my life, and it was also a river, and the boy Siddhartha was only separated…

— Hermann Hesse

The reason why I do not know anything about myself, the reason why Siddhartha has remained alien and unknown to myself is due to…

— Hermann Hesse

“For years he had been without a home and not felt it. Now he felt it. Up until now, even in the depths of…

— Hermann Hesse

“I will learn from myself, be my own pupil; I will learn from myself the secret of Siddhartha.”

— Hermann Hesse

“Siddhartha was thus loved by everyone. He was a source of joy for everybody, he was a delight for them all. But he, Siddhartha,…

— Hermann Hesse

“Siddhartha thought about his situation. Thinking was hard on him, he did not really feel like it, but he forced himself.”

— Hermann Hesse

“A goal stood before Siddhartha, a single goal: to become empty, empty of thirst, empty of wishing, empty of dreams, empty of joy and…

— Hermann Hesse