“I still believed firmly in chance at that time.”
― Demian
― Demian
“That is the way the leaves fall round an autumn tree; it is unaware of it, rain runs down it, it is subjected to sun or frost and life slowly retreats. It does not die. It waits.”
― Demian
― Demian
“I’ve always had just enough sense to spare others, but never enough to save myself from misfortune.”
― The Appointment
― The Appointment
“It's shaming sometimes, how the body will not, or cannot, lie about emotions. Who, for decorum's sake, has ever slowed his heart, or muted a blush?”
― On Chesil Beach
― On Chesil Beach
“Não há porque te compares com os demais, e se a natureza te criou para morcego, não deves aspirar ser avestruz. às vezes te consideras por demais esquisito e te reprovas por seguires caminhos diversos dos da maioria. Deixa-te disso. Contempla o fogo, as nuvens e quando surgirem presságios e as vozes soarem em tua alma abandona-te a elas sem perguntares se isso convém.”
― Demian: An Unabridged Book
― Demian: An Unabridged Book
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