If you need something desperately and find it, this is not … - Hermann Hesse

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If you need something desperately and find it, this is not an accident; your own craving and compulsion leads you to it.

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Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most famous works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) all of which explore an individual's search for spirituality.

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If you need something desperately and find it, this is not an accident; your own craving and compulsion leads you to it. - Hermann Hesse

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