Quote by Hermann Hesse

Was that really love? I saw all these passionate people reel about and drift haphazardly as if driven by a storm, the man filled with desire today, satiated on the morrow, loving fiercely and discarding brutally, sure of no affection and happy in no love...

Was that really love? I saw all these passionate people reel

Summary

This quote questions the authenticity of love by observing the erratic behavior of passionate individuals. The speaker witnesses people consumed by desire, being volatile in their affections. They constantly shift from intense love to ruthless abandonment without finding true connection or experiencing genuine happiness in love. The quote suggests that these impulsive actions and transient emotions call into doubt whether what they were experiencing could truly be considered as love.

By Hermann Hesse

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