Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were…

Hermann Hesse
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Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all of them. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.34, Om Books International
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Meaning and reality were not hidden somewhere behind things, they were in them, in all of them. ✨ Hermann Hesse (2015). Siddhartha: An Indian Tale, p.34, Om Books International

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