"You're quite right there," he said. "I have practiced abstinence myself for years, and had my time of fasting, too, but now I find myself once more … - Hermann Hesse

The opposite of every truth is just as true.

The world was beautiful when looked at in this way — without any seeking, so simple, so childlike.

There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside of them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.