But it's a poor fellow who can't take his pleasure without asking othe…

Hermann Hesse
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But it's a poor fellow who can't take his pleasure without asking other people's permission. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2013). Steppenwolf: A Novel, p.112, Macmillan
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