Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, …

Hermann Hesse
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Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2013). Steppenwolf: A Novel, p.24, Macmillan
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Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2013). Steppenwolf: A Novel, p.24, Macmillan

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