There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so…

Hermann Hesse
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There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself. ✨ Nobel Prize Library: Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse.
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