One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and …

Hermann Hesse
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One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse (1971). Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse
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One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage. ✨ Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse (1971). Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun [and] Hermann Hesse

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