Hermann Hesse quote: Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I had attained it. It was cold. Oh, ...

Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I had attained it. It was cold. Oh, cold enough! But it was also still, wonderfully still and vast like the cold stillness of space in which the stars revolve.

~ Hermann Hesse ~

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Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I had attained it. It was cold. Oh,...

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