Hermann Hesse, Demian, 1918 Quotes

A collection of quotes by Hermann Hesse, Demian, 1918.

Hermann Hesse was a renowned German-Swiss author who lived from 1877 to 1962. He gained international fame for his introspective and philosophical works, exploring themes of self-discovery, spirituality, and the search for meaning in life. In 1918, Hesse published his novel "Demian," which tells the story of a young man's journey towards self-realization and his encounters with his mysterious friend, Demian. This novel marked a significant turning point in Hesse's career, establishing him as a leading voice of German literature in the 20th century.

Now everything changed. My childhood world was breaking apart around me. My parents eyed me with a certain embarrassment. My sisters had become strangers to me. A disenchantment falsified and blunted my usual feelings and joys: the garden lacked fragrance, the woods held no attraction for me, the world stood around me like a clearance sale of last year's secondhand goods, insipid, all its charm gone. Books were so much paper, music a grating noise. That is the way leaves fall around a tree in autumn, a tree unaware of the rain running down its sides, of the sun or the frost, and of life gradually retreating inward. The tree does not die. It waits.

Hermann Hesse, Demian, 1918

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