That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged

Hermann Hesse
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That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1969). Gertrude
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That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony. ✨ Hermann Hesse (1969). Gertrude

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