I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret…

Hermann Hesse
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I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.33, Om Books International
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