"Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself"

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Source : Hermann Hesse (2015). “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, p.56, Om Books International

Hermann Hesse

#Positive Quotes #Being Yourself Quotes #Time Quotes

“I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.”
“I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it.”
“I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.”

Source : "Callas : The Art and the Life". Book by John Ardoin, 1974.
“Be it known that we, the greatest, are misthought.”
“I desire to assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training”
“Most eyes have more than one color, but usually they're related. Blue eyes may have two shades of blue, or blue and gray, or blue and green, or even a fleck or two of brown. Most people don't notice that.”

Source : Elizabeth Moon (2004). “The Speed of Dark: A Novel”, p.70, Ballantine Books
“I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.”
“Nothing befalls a man except what is in his nature to endure.”

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