He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . .…

Hermann Hesse
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He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . . he has given to me myself. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays
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He has robbed me, yet he has given me something of greater value . . . he has given to me myself. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1980). Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays

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