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How foolish to wear oneself out in vain longing for warmth! Solitude is independence.

Hermann Hesse

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Hermann Hesse
Age: 85 †
Born: 1877
Born: July 2
Died: 1962
Died: August 9
Illustrator
Literary
Novelist
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Resistance Fighter
Writer
Hermann Karl Hesse
Independence
Solitude
Oneself
Wear
Warmth
Longing
Foolish
Vain

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